It was designed in the late 1970s as a lightweight fighter based on the Mirage III for the French Air Force (Arme de l'Air).
ໄດ້ມີການອອກແບບໃນປີ 1970 ທ້າຍເປັນ fighter lightweight ອີງໃສ່ Mirage III ສໍາລັບການບັງຄັບໃຊ້ທາງອາກາດຝຣັ່ງ (Armée de l'ທາງອາກາດ).