- January 9, 2021, 7:00 AM
Mirage D no. 639 lands at Mont-de-Marsan after its delivery flight. It carries the badge of SPA67, one of three historic unit badges worn by the aircraft of EC 2/3 “Champagne”. (Photo: Armée de l’Air et de l’Espace)
Dassault Aviation, in conjunction with the Clermont-Ferrand facility of l’Atelier Industriel de l’Aéronautique (AIA, the French air force’s maintenance organization), this week delivered the first Mirage 2000D to undergo a major mid-life update (MLU) program to the Armée de l’Air et de l’Espace (AAE, France’s air and space force). The fighter was ferried to AAE's Base Aérienne (BA, air base) 118 at Mont-de-Marsan on January 7.