France reintroduced Modernized Mirage 2000DRMV.

Deeply Upgraded Mirage 2000DRMV Strike Jet Enters French Service
A workhorse of the French Air and Space Force, the modernized Mirage 2000D is set to serve with new weapons until at least 2035.
French Air and Space Force has officially reintroduced the modernized Mirage 2000DRMV strike aircraft in a ceremony yesterday. By the end of this year, the force will have 50 upgraded examples of the delta-wing jet, which, despite its relative age, remains a highly capable conventional strike and close air support asset. It will now continue in frontline service until at least 2035, when it will finally be replaced by the Rafale — expected to be complemented by a planned uncrewed combat air vehicle (UCAV) and eventually also an all-new pan-European crewed combat jet.
The modernized Mirage 2000DRMV (RMV for Rénovation Mi-Vie, or midlife update) adds various new weapons, with air-to-ground options now including the U.S.-made 1,000-pound GBU-48, 500-pound GBU-49, and 2,000-pound GBU-50 Enhanced Paveway II precision-guided bombs. In terms of locally developed ordnance, there is the laser-guided version of the locally made AASM rocket-assisted bomb — versions of which have seen extensive use in Ukraine. Other offensive options include the Thales/TDA ASPTT (Air-Sol Petite Taille Tactique) lightweight, laser-guided, air-to-surface munition, also known as the BAT-120LG.
For the first time, the Mirage 2000D also has gun armament, with the CC422 30mm cannon pod installed on the left chin pylon below the air intake. Aircraft guns, once again, can be a valuable close air support tool. However, since the Mirage 2000D was derived from the airframe of the nuclear-strike Mirage 2000N, this was never fitted with internal cannons.

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