![]() However, one of these companies, Draken International, decided to acquire 20 units of the Mirage F1M that operated in the Spanish Air Force and today train USAF fighter pilots at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada. Outsourcing these services has gained momentum in recent years with the availability of fighters and training aircraft used in the market, but generally the most popular aircraft were the Israeli Kfir (derived from the Mirage III project) and the L-39 Albatros trainer aircraft. Air Force, but in a completely different context, that of an aggressor aircraft, used by companies hired by the country’s armed forces to conduct combat training. More than 53 years after the first flight, the Mirage F1 is in greater demand by the U.S. Replaced as the main interceptor in the Armée de l’air by the Mirage 2000 in 1984, the F1 nevertheless had more units produced and more operators than its successor. It's a shame that generations of brainwashing have convinced you of the nobility of your cause.Since entering service in 1973, the Dassault Mirage F1 has never become a highly prominent fighter, although its career has been quite diverse. There was no indigeinous population in the falklands, south america however was populated by various tribes and peoples on whose blood you choose to operate your corrupt regimes. Placing a population in a place already populated by someone and declaring independence does not legitamise the crime. I said spaniards, not the spanish government. Good luck with that, only one c130 to refuel, that'll be taken out first leaving you with zero air power, and don't talk to us about colonialism while spaniards are still holding south america against the will of the indigenous population, hypocrite. She will be buying Galleons next, We have some muskets in the museum that she could buy. Got to give her credit, never fails to amuse me. So far besides the budget confirmation there is no further news, or even when the F-1 will be arriving in Argentina, most probably for the Tandil air base Likewise pilots and technical teams will have to be trained for the incorporations. It was exported to over a dozen countries and including Morocco and Jordan, and over 700 of them have been built. The F1 is described as a fighter bomber of third generation, designed and constructed by Dassault Aviation and became operational in France at the beginning of the seventies. However according to Argentine sources the aircraft are virtually out of use because of lack of spares and an adequate maintenance. The Argentine air force currently has an estimated 25 Mirage 5 and Mirage III with over thirty years in service, some of them fought in the South Atlantic conflict with Britain in 1982 when Argentina invaded the Falkland Islands. The Spanish air force is replacing its ageing Mirage with Euro-fighter Typhoons. They have a maximum speed of 1.320 kilometres and flight autonomy of 500 miles and of the 16 eight have air fuelling capacity from a Hercules C130, according to the Spanish Air Force. They had been refurbished in the nineties with improved avionics and firing capacity.Īpparently the Mirage F-1 has a last generation laser inertial system which ensures autonomous navigation of great precision with a GPS and a computer that optimizes besides navigation, the targeting system. ![]() The revelation is not new, Defence minister Agustin Rossi had announced in August that “we are working with the government of Spain” on the possible purchase of aircraft but did not provide further details.Īfter 22 years in service, the Mirages were decommissioned by the Spanish Air Force at the airbase of Los Llanos in Albacete during a ceremony last June. ![]() “The Argentine Air Force anticipates the incorporation of the Mirage F-1, which will replace the Mirage III in process of decommissioning” reads page 115 of the budget bill. The expenditure is contemplated in the 2014 budget bill approved in the Lower House and which awaits debate in the Senate. ![]() The F-1 has been in service with the Spanish air force for 22 yearsĪrgentina has confirmed the purchase of 16 second hand Mirage F-1 decommissioned from the Spanish Air force in an operation valued at 170 million Euros. ![]()
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