French Mirage 2000 At Bodø Air Base

French Mirage 2000 At Bodø Air BaseMirage 2000 of the French Air Force are participating in the NATO exercise Trident Juncture. Before and after each flight mission, technicians and mechanics are in charge to check and verify all systems run correctly.

Upgrades include the addition of the Non-Cooperative Target Recognition (NCTR) mode to the RDI Radar to allow identification of airborne targets not responding on identification friend or foe (IFF), and the ability to carry air-to-ground stores such as rocket pods, iron bombs and cluster bombs. Some variants, especially those equipped with the RDM radar (mainly used in export models) have the capability to use the Exocet anti-ship missile. Also, Indian Mirage 2000s have been integrated to carry the Russian R-73AE Archer missile and the indigenous Indian built Astra missile.

Exercise Trident Juncture 2018 brings together around 50,000 personnel, 10,000 vehicles, 65 ships and 250 aircraft from 31 NATO Allies and partner nations. Held in northern Norway, the NATO exercise starts on 25 October and continues through 7 November.

Video by Sebastien Raffin, NATO Allied Air Command

Courtesy Video Allied Joint Force Command Naples

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