The recordWhat this system is, where it comes from, who operates it and which of Vigil’s modules it is relevant to — with the evidence each of those rests on.
Historical / withdrawnEvidence: Documented
Record
FamilyMirage 2000
VariantsMirage 2000D
OriginFrance
EraFrench service; over Mali 2013–2022
Appears inMali (Serval / Barkhane, historical)
Conflict relevance
This is the catalogue's single record for this system. It is relevant to the module below; each module's Force Atlas shows how it is used there.
Operators
Battlefield role
The precision-strike arm of Serval and Barkhane, flying from regional bases against fixed and fleeting targets across the Sahel — air power the post-French order has replaced with armed drones rather than jets.
Branch & service operators
- Operation Barkhane Historically associated
- Operation Serval Historically associated
Related key events
11 Jan 2013Campaign link
Launch of Operation Serval
After a jihadist column pushes south toward Sévaré and the road to Bamako, France intervenes at Mali's request with airstrikes and a rapid ground force.
Feb – Aug 2022Theme link
France withdraws from Mali
President Macron announces the end of Barkhane operations in Mali in February; the last French soldier leaves Malian territory on 15 August 2022, nine years after Serval.
PartialConfidence: HighSources: Established historical record · France 24 / RFI↗MethodologyCorrections
Assessed as of2022-08Last reviewed2026-07-19