Mirage 2000D model - Dassault - 1/72 scale

Very high-precision 1/72 scale metal model delivered with landing gear and display base. This model can be assembled without tools or glue in a few minutes. Invisible assembly. 3 possible presentations (taking off - landing/in flight/taxiing). This model is presented in designer packaging (21.5 x 21.5 x 7 cm). Model dimensions: 20.28 cm long - 12.68 cm wingspan - 7.22 cm high. The Mirage 2000D is a conventional ground attack version developed from the nuclear attack Mirage 2000N. The first flight of the Mirage 2000D prototype, a modified Mirage 2000N prototype, took place in 1991. The aircraft is equipped with the latest generation of flight controls allowing it to carry out high-precision attack missions in all weathers and at low altitudes with specialized laser-guided weapons or cruise missiles. It is equipped with a terrain-following radar and an ultra-modern cockpit. The first production aircraft made its maiden flight in 1993. It entered operational service in 1995. 86 Mirage 2000s were produced. Within the 3rd Fighter Wing established at Air Base 133 in Nancy-Ochey, the various Mirage 2000D squadrons have deployed their crews and personnel to all the theaters of operations that the Air and Space Force has seen over the last thirty years. They received their baptism of fire in the Balkan cauldron (Operation Crécerelle/Deny Flight). Deployed from Central Asia to support French and allied forces in Afghanistan, they then participated in Operation Harmattan in 2011 as part of the Libyan civil war. They distinguished themselves and continue to distinguish themselves daily in Africa and the Middle East in operations such as Serval Epervier Barkhane or Chammal. In 2016, the French General Directorate for Armament notified Dassault Aviation and its subcontractors of the mid-life renovation of the Mirage 2000D, thus demonstrating the confidence placed in this aircraft and in the know-how of manufacturers.