Mirage 2000

Mirage 2000 is a multi-role combat fighter from Dassault Aviation of France. It has been operational with the French Air Force since 1984, and has been selected by Abu Dhabi, Egypt, Greece, India, Peru, Qatar, Taiwan and the United Arab Emirates.

Mirage 2000 fighters in operation with the French Air Force are: Mirage 2000C/B single seater and two seater for air defence; Mirage 2000N, two seater, designed for all weather nuclear penetration at low altitude and very high speed; Mirage 2000D, an upgraded version of the Mirage 2000N, for automated bombing using conventional and laser guided munitions; and Mirage 2000-5, incorporating advanced avionics, new multiple target air-to-ground and air-to-air firing procedures using the RDY radar and new sensor and control systems.

Mirage 2000 has nine hardpoints for carrying weapon system payloads: five on the fuselage and two on each wing. The single-seat version is also armed with two internally mounted, high-firing-rate 30mm guns.

Builder team :	Dassault Aviation, SNECMA, Thomson-CSF
First flight :	March, 1978 [Mirage 2000C] February, 1991 [Mirage 2000D]
In-service in the French Air Force :	Summer 1983 [Mirage 2000C] April, 1993 [Mirage 2000D]
Similar Aircraft	Mirage III/5 Kfir Viggen
Crew	One Mirage 2000N & 2000D -- two [ 1 pilot + 1 navigation and weapon officer]
Role	Interceptor [Mirage 2000C] All weather night and day missions such as Battlefield Air Interdiction (BAI) [Mirage 2000D]
Major operational capabilities :	[Mirage 2000D] Automated terrain following at very high speed and very low altitude All-weather night and day bombing capability High precision all weather day/night bombing with Thomson-CSF PDL-CT
Length	50 ft, 3 in (14.36 m)
Wingspan	29 ft, 5 in (9.13 m)
Height	5.30 meters
Empty Weight	7,600 kg [Mirage 2000C]
Maximum Weight	16,500 kg
Maximal armament weight :	5,900 kg [Mirage 2000C] 6,200 kg (9 store stations) [Mirage 2000D]
Power plant / Thrust :	SNECMA M 53 P2 jet engine / 9.7 t with afterburner
Maximum Speed	Mach 1,2 [low altitude] Mach 2,2 [high altitude]
Rate of Climb	17,000 m/min
Ceiling	Above 50,000 ft / 16,500 m
Combat Radius	800 nm (1,475 km) w/ 4 250-kg bombs 1,000 nm (1,850 km) w/ 2 1,700-liter drop tanks 1,800 nm (3,335 km) max fuel w/ 2 1,700-liter + 1 1,300-liter drop tanks
In-Flight Refueling	Yes
Fuel capacity :	[Mirage 2000C] 3,950 l internal / 8,000 l maximal / in-flight refuelling [Mirage 2000D] 3,1 t internal / 6,2 t maximal / In-flight refuelling
Sensors	RDI radar (interceptor), RWR, Advanced bombsight
Drop Tanks	1700 L drop tank 1358 kg of fuel for 188 nm of range 1300 L drop tank 1038 kg of fuel for 144 nm of range
Weapons :	Cannon : 2 GIAT DEFA 554 de 30 mm Air-air : missiles MICA, Magic 2, Super 530F,Super 530D Sky Flash. Air-ground bombs : BGL 1000, BM400, BAP 100 Air-ground missiles : Durandal, Belouga, Armat, Apache, Scalp, AS30L, AM39, ASMP TYPICAL LOADS 2 AM.39 Exocet, 1 1300 L drop Tank (855 nm) 1 1300 L drop tank, 2 ARMAT, 2 R.550 Magic (885 nm) 1 1300 L drop tank, 2R.500 Magic, 2 R.530D (885 nm) 4 Belouga, 2 1700 L drop tank, 2 R.550 Magic (1094 nm) 18 EU2 250 kg bombs (756 nm)
Special equipment :	[Mirage 2000C] Thomson-CSF RDI radar (pulse doppler), look down-shoot down capacity, integrated electronic counter-measures, fly-by-wire, automatic pilot, inertial guidance system [Mirage 2000D] Fly-by-wire system, 2 inertial navigation systems, Thomson-CSF Antilope 5 terrain following radar, Icare digital map, integrated GPS, integrated countermeasures, laser designation pod with thermal camera (PDL-CT)