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Where are the modern Mirages?

I admit to being a huge admirer of the Dassault Mirage series birds of the ’60s onwards.

They seemed to encapsulate the idea of a multi-pupose family of lightweight, reliable and relatively inexpensive aircraft which could find markets around the world and still be at the cutting edge with Mach2 performance.

Most modern types I spy appear, de rigueur, to need two engines for some reason, to be stuffed to the gills with electronics which virtually fly the mission without the need for a pilot and generally require PhDs in theoretical engineering on the part of the maintenance staff.

Is this really aming for the Peruvian/Bangladeshi market?

Is no scenario envisagable where sheer numbers might actually be a benefit to an Air Force, rather than the ability to buy 5 Typhoons and show them off in an Independence Day flypast? Are such countries relegated to buying Hawks, then?

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