The Mirage 2000-5 EXPERIMENTAL has been designed to mimic the Mirage 4000, a prototype Dassault Aviation fighter cancelled in the early 1980s after Saudi Arabia chose the F-15 Eagle as their aircraft of choice, which would later influence the Rafale series. The plane dons the 4000's paint scheme, boasting a ghost white paintjob with a black nose and red & blue stripes running by the intakes, the vertical stabilizer and the wings.

The Dassault Mirage 2000 is a French multirole, single-engine fourth-generation jet fighter manufactured by Dassault Aviation. It was designed in the late 1970s as a lightweight fighter based on the Mirage III for the French Air Force (Armée de l'Air). The Mirage 2000 evolved into a multirole aircraft with several variants developed, with sales to a number of nations. The variants include the Mirage 2000N and 2000D strike variants, the improved Mirage 2000-5 and several export variants. Over 600 aircraft were built and it was in service in nine countries as of 2009.