A Frenchman of Armenian descent died in the crash of a Mirage 2000D fighter jet in France.

ArmInfo. A Frenchman of Armenian descent was killed in the crash of a Mirage 2000D fighter jet in France. This is confirmed by a statement from the French Air and Space Force.

"The Chief of Staff of the French Air and Space Force, General Jérôme Bellanger, and the Air Force express their deepest condolences to the families, loved ones, and colleagues of Lieutenant Colonel Antranig Sargsyan and Lieutenant Quentin Klysh, who died in the line of duty." On October 20, at approximately 10:40 p.m., during a night training flight aboard a Mirage 2000D fighter jet of the 2/3 Champagne Squadron, the crew crashed in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department," the statement said.

It is noted that the 44-year-old weapons systems officer and navigator, Lieutenant Colonel Antranig Sargsyan, had commanded the Souippe ground target firing range since 2022. A qualified chief navigator, he had logged 2,200 flight hours and completed 55 combat sorties (Afghanistan, Mali, Niger, Sudan, and Chad).