Editing Dassault Mirage III (section)

====Mirage IIING====
[[File:Dassault Mirage IIING, France - Air Force AN1242270.jpg|thumb|Mirage IIING]]

Following the development of the Mirage 50, Dassault had experimented with yet another derivative of the original Mirage series, named the ''Mirage IIING'' (''Nouvelle Génération'', new generation). Like the Milan and Mirage 50, the IIING was powered by the Atar 9K-50 engine. The prototype, a conversion of a Mirage IIIR, flew on 21 December 1982.<ref name="WAPJ15 p104">Jackson ''World Air Power Journal'' Volume 15, p. 104.</ref>

The Mirage IIING had a modified delta wing with leading-edge root extensions, plus a pair of fixed canards fitted above and behind the air intakes. The aircraft's avionics were completely modernized, making use of the parallel development effort underway for the next-generation [[Dassault Mirage 2000|Mirage 2000]] fighter. Chiefly amongst these changes, the Mirage IIING used a [[fly-by-wire]] system to allow control over the aircraft's [[relaxed stability]]. The aircraft had an improved nav/attack system with [[inertial navigation]] and a [[head-up display]]. A variety of radars could be fitted, including the Cyrano IV and Agave and these could be supplemented by a laser rangefinder. The uprated engine and aerodynamics improved take-off and sustained turn performance.<ref name="WAPJ15 p1045">Jackson ''World Air Power Journal'' Volume 15, pp. 104–105.</ref><ref name="jawa84p612">Taylor 1984, pp. 61–62.</ref>

Ultimately, the type never went into production, but to an extent the Mirage IIING was a demonstrator for various technologies that could be and were featured in upgrades to existing Mirage IIIs and Mirage 5s. After 1989, enhancements derived from the Mirage IIING were incorporated into Brazilian Mirage IIIEs, as well as into four ex-''Armée de l'Air'' Mirage IIIEs that were transferred to Brazil in 1988. In 1989, Dassault offered a similar upgrade refit of ex-AdA Mirage IIIEs under the designation ''Mirage IIIEX'', featuring canards, a fixed [[in-flight refueling]] probe, a longer nose, new avionics, and other refinements.{{Citation needed|date=January 2013}}