Departing Rovaniemi in Finland for a mission during Arctic Challenge Exercise 2023 (ACE 2023) is Mirage 2000D 683 with code 3-IV of EC 3/3 "Ardennes" . The D-version of the Mirage 2000 has been designed for long-range precision strikes with conventional weapons. This aircraft introduces support for conventional attack missiles such as the Apache and Scalp missiles, as well as the AASM weapons. The first aircraft flew on 19 February 1991, and the French Air Force ordered a total of 86 of these aircraft.

Leaving deploment location Kandahar on high speed, and on request the pilot banked left for the picture. This Mirage 2000D with two GBU-12s under the centreline on its way to a Taliban target.