A French Mirage fighter plane demonstrates the interception of a Belgian air force transport plane as they fly over France, September 12, 2018 as part of NATO drills. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

A French Mirage fighter plane demonstrates the interception of a Belgian air force transport plane as they fly over France, September 12, 2018 as part of NATO drills. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

A French Mirage fighter plane demonstrates the interception of a Belgian air force transport plane as they fly over France, September 12, 2018 as part of NATO drills. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

A French Mirage fighter plane demonstrates the interception of a Belgian air force transport plane as they fly over France, September 12, 2018 as part of NATO drills. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

A French Mirage fighter plane demonstrates the interception of a Belgian air force transport plane as they fly over France, September 12, 2018 as part of NATO drills. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

A French Mirage fighter plane demonstrates the interception of a Belgian air force transport plane as they fly over France, September 12, 2018 as part of NATO drills. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

A French Mirage fighter plane demonstrates the interception of a Belgian air force transport plane as they fly over France, September 12, 2018 as part of NATO drills. REUTERS/Francois Lenoir

Four Mirage 2000C and one Alpha jet flight over Paris, France, on their way to participate in the Bastille Day military parade, July 14 2016. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer SEARCH "BIRDS BASTILLE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES. TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

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Four Mirage 2000C and one Alpha jet fly over Paris on their way to participate in the Bastille day parade, July 14 2016. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer SEARCH "BIRDS BASTILLE" FOR THIS STORY. SEARCH "THE WIDER IMAGE" FOR ALL STORIES.

Four Mirage 2000C and one Alpha jet flight over Paris, France, on their way to participate in the Bastille Day military parade, July 14 2016. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer

Four Mirage 2000C and one Alpha jet flight over Paris, France, on their way to participate in the Bastille Day military parade, July 14 2016. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer

Four Mirage 2000C and one Alpha jet flight over Paris, France, on their way to participate in the Bastille Day military parade, July 14 2016. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer

Four Mirage 2000C and one Alpha jet flight over Paris, France, on their way to participate in the Bastille Day military parade, July 14 2016. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY

People gestures as they hold parts of a United Arab Emirates Mirage plane that crashed in Yemen's southern port city of Aden March 14, 2016. REUTERS/Fawaz Salman

A boy sits on a part of a United Arab Emirates Mirage plane that crashed in Yemen's southern port city of Aden March 14, 2016. REUTERS/Fawaz Salman

People gestures as they hold parts of a United Arab Emirates Mirage plane that crashed in Yemen's southern port city of Aden March 14, 2016. REUTERS/Fawaz Salman

A boy carries a part of a United Arab Emirates Mirage plane that crashed in Yemen's southern port city of Aden March 14, 2016. REUTERS/Fawaz Salman

Boys check a part of a United Arab Emirates Mirage plane that crashed in Yemen's southern port city of Aden March 14, 2016. REUTERS/Fawaz Salman

A boy carries a part of a United Arab Emirates Mirage plane that crashed in Yemen's southern port city of Aden March 14, 2016. REUTERS/Fawaz Salman

Boys hold a part of a United Arab Emirates Mirage plane that crashed in Yemen's southern port city of Aden March 14, 2016. REUTERS/Fawaz Salman

A Mirage 2000D is seen at Bamako airport February 7, 2013. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier (MALI - Tags: POLITICS MILITARY CONFLICT TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

Malian soldiers secure the area by French Mirage 2000 D war planes at the Mali air force base near Bamako as troops await their deployment January 18, 2013. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard (MALI - Tags: CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT MILITARY)

A French Mirage 2000 fighter jet (R), accompanied by a French Rafale (L), refuels with an airborne Boeing C-135 refuelling tanker aircraft from the Istres military air base during a refuelling operation above the Mediterranean Sea March 25, 2011. France continues its military air sorties over Libya with NATO indicating the no fly zone operation could last three months. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier (FRANCE - Tags: MILITARY CONFLICT)

A member of the ground crew looks at French Mirage 2000 fighter jets at the military air base of Solenzara, on the Mediterranean island of Corsica, where France runs its military operation against Libya, March 23, 2011. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier (FRANCE - Tags: MILITARY)

A Taiwan Air Force Mirage fighter plane is readied before take-off during the Han Kuang military exercise at Hualien airbase, eastern Taiwan April 27, 2010. REUTERS/Pichi Chuang (TAIWAN - Tags: MILITARY)

Military personnel prepare for an emergency take-off with a Mirage fighter plane during the Han Kuang military exercise at Hualien airbase, eastern Taiwan April 27, 2010. REUTERS/Pichi Chuang (TAIWAN - Tags: MILITARY)

A group of Mirage fighter planes prepare to take off during a visit to the air force 499th wing as part of a model unit's tour organised by the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense, in Hsinchu, August 29, 2008. REUTERS/Nicky Loh (TAIWAN)

A group of Mirage fighter planes perform a fly past during a visit to the air force 499th wing as part of a model unit's tour organised by the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense, in Hsinchu, August 29, 2008. REUTERS/Nicky Loh (TAIWAN)

Military personnel prepare to load a missile onto a Mirage fighter plane during a visit to the air force 499th wing as part of a model unit's tour organised by the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense, in Hsinchu, August 29, 2008. REUTERS/Nicky Loh (TAIWAN)

A group of Mirage fighter planes perform a fly past during a visit to the air force 499th wing as part of a model unit's tour organised by the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense, in Hsinchu, August 29, 2008. REUTERS/Nicky Loh (TAIWAN)

Military personnel perform safety checks on a Mirage fighter plane during a visit to the air force 499th wing as part of a model unit's tour organised by the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense, in Hsinchu, August 29, 2008. REUTERS/Nicky Loh (TAIWAN)

A military officer stands guard as a Mirage fighter plane prepares to take off during a visit to the air force 499th wing as part of a model units tour organised by the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense, in Hsinchu, August 29, 2008. REUTERS/Nicky Loh (TAIWAN)

A Mirage fighter plane flies upside down during a performance at a visit to the air force 499th wing as part of a model unit's tour organised by the Taiwan Ministry of National Defense, in Hsinchu, August 29, 2008. REUTERS/Nicky Loh (TAIWAN)

A French Air Force Mirage 2000 escorts France's President Nicolas Sarkozy's plane as he leaves Afghanistan after he met French soldiers during his visit to Kabul, December 22, 2007. President Sarkozy said France could boost its presence in Afghanistan to help the Afghan army and police while on a surprise visit to give French troops his Christmas greetings. REUTERS/Eric Feferberg/Pool (AFGHANISTAN)

Chilean air force mirage aircrafts fly next to the Santiago's Cathedral during the annual Military parade at the Bernardo O'Higgins park in Santiago, September 19, 2007. REUTERS/Victor Ruiz Caballero(CHILE)

Kashmiri women walk near burning tyres during a protest against the arrest of 21-year-old Naseema Akhter in Maloora, on the outskirts of Srinagar, August 9, 2007. Akhter was arrested for questioning on her suspected links with militants. Police used tear gas and batons to disperse protesters demanding Akhter's release, protesters said. REUTERS/Adnan Abidi (INDIAN-ADMINISTERED KASHMIR)

Relatives of a deceased stand next to a burning pyre at a cremation ground in the northern Indian city of Varanasi June 13, 2007. Hindus believe that dying in Varanasi and having their remains scattered in the Ganges allows their soul to escape a cycle of death and rebirth, attaining "moksha" or salvation. REUTERS/Arko Datta (INDIA)

Mirage-2000 pilots gesture as the plane taxis on the closed-off section of Sun Yat-sen freeway at Chang-hua county in central Taiwan, about 200 km south of Taipei May 15, 2007. Taiwan is staging a series of live-fire military exercises this week aimed at demonstrating how the island's armed forces would fight off an attack from arch rival China, the Defence Ministry said. The fighter jets were practising for the possibility that air bases were knocked out by enemy attacks forcing jets to refuel and re-equip elsewhere. This is the second stage of the annual Han Kuang -- or Chinese Glory-- exercise. REUTERS/Claro Cortes IV (TAIWAN)

Former U.S. President Gerald Ford's casket is moved into a truck before being loaded on the plane during the departure ceremony at Palm Springs International Airport in Palm Springs, California December 30, 2006. Ford died at age 93 on Tuesday in Rancho Mirage, California. REUTERS/Kevork Djansezian/Pool (UNITED STATES)

French Mirage-2000 fighter planes practise during a NATO Tiger Meet-05 exercise over a Turkish airbase near the western city of Balikesir in Turkey May 5, 2005. More than 60 aircrafts from ten NATO members participated in the exercises in Turkey. REUTERS/Fatih Saribas FS/JOH

A French service officer disguised as a tiger poses beside a French Mirage-2000 fighter plane during a NATO exercise in Balikesir. A French service officer disguised as a tiger poses beside a French Mirage-2000 fighter plane during a NATO Tiger Meet-05 exercise in a Turkish airbase near western city of Balikesir May 5, 2005. More than 60 aircrafts from ten NATO members participated in the exercises held in Turkey. REUTERS/Fatih Saribas

A combat helicopter flies past a French Mirage-2000 fighter plane during a NATO Tiger Meet-05 exercise in Balikesir. A Czech Republic combat helicopter flies past a French Mirage-2000 fighter plane during a NATO Tiger Meet-05 exercise in a Turkish airbase near the western city of Balikesir May 5, 2005. More than 60 aircrafts from 10 NATO members participated in the exercises in Turkey. REUTERS/Fatih Saribas

A French service officer disguised as a tiger poses beside a French Mirage-2000 fighter plane during a NATO exercise in Balikesir. A French service officer disguised as a tiger poses beside a French Mirage-2000 fighter plane during a NATO Tiger Meet-05 exercise in a Turkish airbase near western city of Balikesir May 5, 2005. More than 60 aircrafts from ten NATO members participated in the exercises held in Turkey. REUTERS/Fatih Saribas

A French service officer disguised as a tiger poses beside a French Mirage-2000 fighter plane during a NATO exercise in Balikesir. A French service officer disguised as a tiger poses beside a French Mirage-2000 fighter plane during a NATO Tiger Meet-05 exercise in a Turkish airbase near western city of Balikesir May 5, 2005. More than 60 aircrafts from ten NATO members participated in the exercises held in Turkey. REUTERS/Fatih Saribas

A Czech Republic combat helicopter flies over a French Mirage-2000 fighter plane during a NATO exercise in Balikesir. A Czech Republic combat helicopter flies over a French Mirage-2000 fighter plane during a NATO Tiger Meet-05 exercise in a Turkish airbase near the western city of Balikesir May 5, 2005. More than 60 aircrafts from ten NATO members participated in the exercises in Turkey. REUTERS/Fatih Saribas

A Puma SA 330 crew member cover her ears as two Mirage F1 planes land at Abeche airport August 4, 2004 as the French military are executing reconaissance missions over eastern Chad. French troops are patrolling the area between the Sudanese border and refugee camps in eastern Chad and assisting aid organisations in distributing relief to people fleeing Sudan's strife-torn Darfur region. REUTERS/Radu Sigheti RSS/MD

A Greek pilot waits for clearance to fly his Mirage 2000 aircraft at Tanagra air base, 50 miles north of Athens July 20, 2004. Greek Air Force aircrafts will be patrolling the airspace over Attica basin on a 24-hour basis along with up to 70,000 soldiers, coastguards and police officers as part of a massive security plan to safeguard the Athens 2004 Olympic Games. REUTERS/Yiorgos Karahalis YK/DBP

Indian Air Force's Mirage 2000 fighter gets mid air fuelling from IL-78 planes as they take part during an exercise at Pokhran firing range in the Indian desert state of Rajasthan March 14, 2004. The force showcased exercise Vayu Shakti 2004, or Air Power, during the annual fire power demonstration in which air to air and air to ground missiles were fired and air to air refueling capability and aerobatics skills were displayed. REUTERS/Kamal Kishore KK/CP

Colombian Defense Minister Marta Lucia Ramirez (R) and Air Force
Commander Hector Fabio Velasco (L) shake hands during a mass held at
Bogota's Army School, March 3, 2003. Ramirez and Velasco have been at
odds over Spain's decision to donate eight Mirage jet fighters and two
Aviocar C-212 transport planes. REUTERS/Eliana Aponte

EA/IV

Colombian Defense Minister Marta Lucia Ramirez (R) and Air Force
Commander Hector Fabio Velasco (L) attend a mass service held at
Bogota's Army School, March 3, 2003. Ramirez and Velasco have been at
odds over Spain's decision to donate eight Mirage jet fighters and two
Aviocar C-212 transport planes. REUTERS/Eliana Aponte

EA/IV

A French Army fighter pilot opens the cockpit of a Mirage IV jet at the
military base of Istres in southern France February 20, 2003. Two
Mirage IV spy planes are preparing to fly out of their base on February
21 to help locate and identify suspected sites housing weapons of mass
destruction in Iraq. They are expected to be stationed at the Prince
Sultan airbase in Saudi Arabia where eight other Mirages are being
kept. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier

JPP/GB

A French Army fighter pilot climbs into the cockpit of a Mirage IV jet
at the military base of Istres in southern France February 20, 2003.
Two Mirage IV spy planes are preparing to fly out of their base on
February 21, to help locate and identify suspected sites housing
weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. They are expected to be stationed
at the Prince Sultan airbase in Saudi Arabia where eight other Mirages
are being kept. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier

JPP/GB

A French Army fighter pilot climbs into the cockpit of a Mirage IV jet
at the military base of Istres in southern France February 20, 2003.
Two Mirage IV spy planes are preparing to fly out of their base on
February 21, to help locate and identify suspected sites housing
weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. They are expected to be stationed
at the Prince Sultan airbase in Saudi Arabia where eight other Mirages
are being kept. REUTERS/Jean-Paul Pelissier

JPP/GB

A French Air force pilot examines the laser guided bomb carried by his
Mirage fighter jet on the air base at Cazaux, southwestern France,
before the start of a military air display on September 19, 2002.
REUTERS/Regis Duvignau

RD/JES/AH

A French Air force pilot stands near a Mirage fighter jet at the air
base at Cazaux, southwestern France, before the start of a military air
display September 19, 2002. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau

RD/JES/WS

A passenger plane takes off above one of the three French Mirage 2000-D
jet fighters standing on tarmac at Manas airport near Bishkek, February
27, 2002. Three French Mirage jet fighters landed in Kyrgyzstan's Manas
airport on Wednesday, the first fighters to land in former Soviet
Central Asia to join the coalition's anti-terror campaign in nearby
Afghanistan. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov

SZH/CVI

A group of French servicemen stand by a cargo plane at an airfield
outside Dushanbe, December 11, 2001. France's involvement in the Afghan
campaign has mostly been limited to logistical and intelligence
support, although Tajikistan has agreed to let France station six
promised Mirage 2000 fighter bombers at its airbases. REUTERS/Dima
Korotayev

AS

A French serviceman looks back as he walks to a cargo plane at an
airfield outside Dushanbe December 11, 2001. France's involvement in
the Afghan campaign has mostly been limited to logistical and
intelligence support, although Tajikistan has agreed to let France
station six promised Mirage 2000 fighter bombers at its airbases.
REUTERS/Dima Korotayev

AS/GB