U.A.E.'s Dassault Mirage 2000, a photo from Nevada, West

Photographer's Note

One of the United Arab Emirates’ Dassault Mirage 2000 participating in Red Flag Exercise at Nellis Air Force Base near Las Vegas.

The Dassault Mirage 2000 is a French multirole, single-engine fourth-generation jet fighter manufactured by Dassault Aviation. It was designed as a lightweight fighter based on the Mirage III in the late 1970s for the French Air Force (Armée de l'Air). The Mirage 2000 evolved into a multirole aircraft with several variants developed, with sales to a number of nations. The variants include the Mirage 2000N and 2000D strike variants, the improved Mirage 2000-5 and several export variants. Over 600 aircraft were built and it is in service in nine countries as of 2009. (From Wikipedia)

Red Flag is an advanced aerial combat training exercise hosted at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. The Red Flag exercises, conducted by the 414th Combat Training Squadron of the 57th Wing, are very realistic aerial war games. The purpose is to train pilots from the U.S., NATO and other allied countries for real combat situations. This includes the use of "enemy" hardware and live ammunition for bombing exercises within the Nevada Test and Training Range. (From Wikipedia)

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jacquest (14136) 2013-03-06 6:41

Hello Eleu,

A good angle of shot to show rear details of this Mirage. Excellent colors and sharpness with this good light and blue sky.

Best regards

Jacques

serp2000 (29188) 2013-03-06 7:01

Hi, Eleu,
thanks for this presentation of the famous Mirage 2000. We can not often see this French jet. Excellent quality, fine details, I like this blue clear background too.
Best wishes,
Serghei

rbassin (11121) 2013-03-06 11:16

Hello Eleu,
Cette prise de vue est magnifiquement bien réalisée,
le nuage dans l'angle est intéressant; bonne présentation du mirage 2000, couleur et luminosité impeccables.
Bonne soirée
Roland

ktanska (21513) 2013-03-06 11:38

Hi Eleu,
I've never seen such big missiles on fn fighters. But as you mentioned this is exercise, not show. Quite impressive. Good highlights.
Kari

Sonata11 (28331) 2013-03-06 20:37

Hello Eleu,
wonderful composition of this aircraft. Perfect capture in perfect moment. I like the colors, sharpness, clarity. Well done. Thank you.
All the best,
Barbara

krzychu30 (8873) 2013-03-07 1:04

Hello Eleu,
I didn´t know United Arab Emirates use French Mirage 2000.But it doesn´t change the fact,that you were able to capture it perfectly in your shot and we can almost feel its power.Impressive aircraft!Again I´m impressed how sharp and clear image you took.Well done!

Have a nice day
Krzysztof

Miguel82 (7790) 2013-03-07 3:42

Hello Eleu,
A beautiful Emirati aircraft
Like the design, one more in your numerous pictures of aircrafts
Excellent sharpness and good quality
Regards

jemaflor (68913) 2013-03-07 4:33

Hi Eleu,
Well captured, perfect sharpness and light management, interesting position, tfs.

batalay (32860) 2013-03-10 19:56

Hello Eleu,

This is an impressive shot of the Mirage coming in for a landing. As usual your notes comprise an educational experience.

Warm regards,

Bulent