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You do maths with old, very old datas.Which half?
Let us do the Maths, Total Rafale produced till now ... 141, out of which
AdlA has 91 planes in service
Marine have 44,
Total Mirage 2000 produced for FRANCE
2000C Single-seat fighter 124
Updated to 2000-5F specs 37
2000D Two-seat conventional strike 86
2000N Two-seat nuclear strike 75
2000B Two-seater with 2000C kit 30
Total 315
So which half of the French fleet are you talking about?
Miarage 2000 315 planes vs Rafales 91 /141,
Rather Mirage 2000 outnumber Rafales by ratio of 1: 2 or 1: 3 not really half but Rafale is 1/3rd or maybe 1/4th of the force depending on you take 91 or 141, AND NOT HALF.. you need to get the facts correct.
To day there is only one squad of M2000 C on duty.
Less than 30 Mirage 2000-5 on duty.
Only 60 M2000D (others on long term storage), and on these 60 only 45 to 55 to be modernized. There are less than 30 x M2000N yet in the force.
You add ALL the Mirage 2000 made, but not all are in service today..... Basic to understand no?