October 06, 2014: By December, HAL will receive two newly upgraded and certified IAF Mirage 2000 jets, the first of nearly fifty aircraft to be souped up as part of a $2.2 billion deal. Starting next year, HAL's licensed upgrade technology will be in place from Dassault Aviation and Thales Systems to begin upgrading the remaining Mirages to the Dash-5 standard for the eager IAF. With the first two upgraded jets already flying over Saint Cloud in France, the country's military airworthiness agency will shortly certify them. CEMILAC will follow a formality within India as well once the jets arrive. The Mirage fleet, based out of Gwalior, remains the frontline multirole capability that the IAF is looking to augment with the MMRCA acquisition. The Mirage 2000-5 aircraft will come with a new radar, avionics, man-machine interface and weapons, including the MICA radar-guided beyond visual range air to air missile. A team from the IAF visited France earlier this year to witness flight trials of the first two upgraded jets and has reported back their satisfaction on progress and technical efficacy of the programme. HAL is currently still working with Dassault and Thales to prepare to churn out at least six aircraft per year in order to meet the demanding delivery requirements of the IAF, which wants all aircraft over the next seven years.