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Mirage 2000 is most advanced 4th Generation fighter jet. Ethiopian Air Force is currently a 4th Generation jets force and plans to be become 5th generation in 2030. For now, we are 4th and 4th + force. So it makes a perfect sense that UAE gave us 20 4th generation jets. UAE may already moving to 5th Generation jets. For example SU-57 is a 5th generation jet.

MIRAGE 200

Horus , stop jumping as a kid and think as a philosper : There is no free luch , what is Abiy giving them in addition to the 19 % share of Berbera port that they will enable them to milk Ethiopia to for ever! May be they want us to be the front of thier dirty work in the Horn, region and Africa. May be they may have also a project of islamizing Ethiopia and exploiting its natural resources.

Although the 20 jets are worth $500M each flight costs above $20k and is seemingly to expensive what Abiy needs to do is sell these jets to another country or sell the jet parts. It's a waste of money and overly reliant on fuel. I recommend we switch to Chinese JF-17 which are cheaper to fly per hour at $7k hourly

What Abiy must do is invest that money into suicide drones locally made

$30M USD = 1 Used Mirage Jet
$30M USD = 1,500 Ethiopian drones

So Abiy must be serious and start investing in local drone manufacturing instead of jets. Simply using 1000 drones will crack the enemy but having 1 jet won't.

As of 2026, the cost per flight hour (CPFH) for a Mirage 2000 typically ranges between $18,000 and $30,000, depending on the variant and the country's supply chain.