United Arab Emirates Ministry of Defense has finally signed an agreement on the modernization of the Air Force facing the country French fighters “Mirage-2000-9”. This was reported by TSAMTO with reference to the statement of the Assistant Deputy Minister of Defense of the UAE, Major General Abdullah Al-Sayed Al-Hashemi.
As part of the Dubai Air Show, The UAE Ministry of Defense signed an agreement with the French company Dassault Aviation with a total cost of 490 million. Doll. for the modernization of the fighter aircraft in service with the country's Air Force “Mirage-2000-9”. Details of the upcoming upgrade are not disclosed., however, earlier it was announced that the aircraft were going to be equipped with the TALIOS long-range container target designation system. (TArgeting Long-range Identification Optronic System) and Thales RDY-3 radar. maybe, that in the course of the work carried out other elements and systems will be installed. It is assumed, that the re-equipment of the aircraft will be carried out within the next 10 years.
For the first time about the intention to sign a contract with the French for the modernization of the existing fleet “Mirage-2000-9” in the UAE reported two years ago, during the Dubai Airshow in November 2017 of the year.
UAE Air Force adopts single-engine fighter jets “Mirage 5” in the 70s of the last century. AT 1998 the UAE acquired 32 new aircraft “Mirage-2000-9” and upgraded to this version about 30 previously acquired “Mirage-2000”. To date, as part of the country's Air Force 62 fighter “Mirage-2000-9” in three versions: EAD (Single), DAD (Double) and RAD (intelligence).
