https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-ne ... Y80dN.html
Sur le point strictement historique de l'aventure du Mirage III, dommage. Ca paraît incroyable que ces avions fonctionnent encore au point qu'une demande de remise à niveau soit envisagée et demandée (plutôt qu'un envoi direct dans des musées ou à la ferraille). Mais, accessoirement, je ne serais pas étonné que Pékin, Moscou ou d'autres prennent le relais pour cette modernisation.France has decided against helping Pakistan upgrade its fleet of Mirage fighter jets, air defence system and Agosta 90B class submarines, a direct fallout of Prime Minister Imran Khan’s loud criticism of French President Emmanuel Macron’s defence of the right to mock religion following the murder of a French schoolteacher, people familiar with the matter said.
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The French government’s decision not to upgrade the Mirage III and Mirage 5 fighter jets could severely impact the Pakistan Air Force which has had about 150 Mirage fighter jets manufactured by the French firm Dassault Aviation. Only half of them, however, are serviceable.
Pakistan had been buying Mirage jets for decades, some of them discarded by other countries, according to a 2018 AFP report, and has a facility outside Islamabad to refurbish the ageing fighter jets to keep them flying. Diplomats in New Delhi and Paris told Hindustan Times that Pakistan had recently requested France for upgrades to keep the fighter jets in the air. “The request has been declined,” one diplomat in Paris said.
A similar request for upgrading the French-Italian air defence system has also been denied.
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Bon, on attendra quand même des confirmations...