Ecuadorian Air Force: The only country to operate all three new engine variants of the Mirage III/V family.
Mirage 50: Deep modernization package by french manufacturer Dassault, which included swapping the old Atar 9C for the more powerful Atar 9K-50.
IAI Kfir: Improved version of the IAI Nesher, an unlicensed Israeli copy of the Mirage V, swapping the french engine for an American J79 turbojet.
Atlas Cheetah: Unlicensed South African copy of the Mirage V, made with help of Israel and taking advantage of the lessons from the Nesher and Kfir programs, swapping the original engine for the same one found in the Mirage 50.
🇮🇱 Nice shot from the 1990s (or early 2000s) showing an IAF F-4E Kurnass 2000 assigned to "The Bat" Squadron. Prominently visible under its starboard wing is a Popeye air-to-surface missile and a weapon datalink pod.
French authorities shut down the four main Israeli defence industry stands at the Paris Air Show on Monday and put up black partition walls
France on Monday blocked access to the stands of four Israeli arms manufacturers at the Paris Air Show for displaying "offensive weapons", according to a French government source.
A black wall blocked off stands run by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), Rafael, Uvision, Elbit and Aeronautics for showing "offensive weapons", including those used in Gaza, which allegedly violated terms made with Israel, said the source.
The stands were those being used by Elbit Systems, Rafael, IAI and Uvision. Three smaller Israeli stands, which didn't have hardware on display, and an Israeli Ministry of Defence stand, remain open.
Rafael, Elbit and IAI produce guided bombs and missiles, while Uvision and Aeronautics produce drones.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog condemned the move on Monday as "outrageous" and called for it to be "immediately corrected".
The Israeli Ministry of Defence also denounced the decision in a statement, calling it a form of "segregation" against the Israeli companies.
"This outrageous and unprecedented decision reeks of policy-driven and commercial considerations," it added.
IAI's president and CEO, Boaz Levy, said the black partition walls were reminiscent of "the dark days of when Jews were segmented from European society".
Rafael described the French move as "unprecedented, unjustified, and politically motivated".
Two US Republican politicians attending the air show also criticised the French move.
Talking to reporters outside the blacked-out Israeli defence stalls, US Republican Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders described the decision as "pretty absurd", while Republican Senator Katie Britt criticised it as "short-sighted".
The French prime minister's office did not immediately return a request for comment.
Honestly I'm just under the impression I kin the Iai style of katana combat. Like yeah, the whole energy, aesthetic and principle behind that style is a mood, that's me enough. Sure.
