The Biggest, Most Expensive Military Planes Ever Produced

6. Mirage of Dassault-Breguet

Joined the Service in 1978 Not retired: N/A Expense: *$23 million The Dassault Breguet Mirage, created by French manufacturer Dassault Aviation, is a series of supersonic fighter jets with delta wings. The most successful model in the series was the Mirage III, which became a symbol of French aviation excellence.

Dassault-Breguet Mirage on Twitter and @FASTmuseum While the Mirage III was the most well-known, other Mirage aircraft shared a similar airframe design but differed in their powerplant capabilities and onboard equipment. Later models introduced canard foreplanes, while earlier versions had a tailless design.