List of Dassault Mirage III operators

The Central Intelligence Agency once estimated that a little over 800 of the three aircraft types had been exported to various countries around the world.

[10] Most built locally, 50 sold to Pakistan in 1990, together with additional engines and spare parts.

[22] A minor "MIRSIP" upgrade was performed on 20 survivors in the early 1990s, but all were then retired.

[23] Total number of aircraft delivered: Survivors upgraded with canards starting in the late 1980s.

[citation needed] Retired on 31 December 2007[30] Starting in the late 1980s, surviving Colombian Mirages were upgraded to an improved standard, with new avionics similar to those found on the Kfir, as well as canards and an in-flight refueling probe.

[49] The Pakistan Air Force is the largest operator of the Dassault Mirage III/5 with a fleet strength of around 156 aircraft.

[citation needed] The fleet consists of fighters built for Pakistan (Mirage IIIEP, IIIRP, IIIDP, IIIRP2, 5PA, 5PA2, 5PA3, 5DPA2) in the 1960s, 70s and 80s,[53] as well as used French, Australian, Libyan, Spanish and Lebanese aircraft bought in the 1990s and early 2000s.

[54] Some 35 of the Australian-built Mirage IIIO variant were modernized with new avionics under the first stage of the ROSE (Retrofit Of Strike Element) upgrade programme to make air superiority specialized "ROSE I" fighters.

[citation needed] Upgrade plan (head-up display, ALE-40 decoy launchers, AIM-9L/AGM-65G capability, two extra hardpoints) cancelled in 1991.

[63] Some survivors (15 IIIEE and 5 IIIDE) were used as part of the payment for the Mirage F1M upgrade and later sold to Pakistan.