Taiwan Mirage affair
The Taiwan Mirage affair involved an arms deal signed in 1992, in which Dassault Aviation, missile manufacturer Matra (later MBDA), Thomson-CSF (later Thales) and Snecma (later Safran Aircraft Engines) would supply 60 Mirage 2000 fighter jets armed with MICA missiles to the Republic of China Air Force in Taiwan. == Inquiry in France == French judge Renaud Van Ruymbeke started investigating the affair in 2000 along with another inquiry about the Taiwan frigate scandal.