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Mirage 2000

IOC: 1983
Total Production: 500

Mirage 2000B

Also Known As: Mirage 2000BGM (Hellenic Air Force), Mirage 2000H (Indian Air Force)

Origin:France

Contractor/s: Dassault-Aviation

Description: The Mirage 2000 is a delta-wing, single engine, multi-role aircraft designed to provide air defense, deep strike, nuclear deterrence, reconnaissance and close air support for the French Armed Forces. It can accommodate a wide range of weapons and electronic equipment in accordance with the mission profile. It features two DEFA 554 30mm guns mounted internally.

The Mirage 2000 is the last member of the successful French Mirage fighter aircraft family. It was deployed in 1983 by the French Air Force and since then it has been purchased by many other countries all over the world such as Egypt, Greece, India, Peru, Qatar, Taiwan and the United Arab Emirates.

Different variants of the Mirage 2000 aircraft were deployed successfully during the Gulf war and over the former Yugoslavia in the 1990s.

The Mirage 2000B was the first variant of the Mirage 2000 aircraft achieving initial operational capability in 1983 with the French Air Force. It is a twin-seat aircraft designed to provide air defense and training on the Mirage 2000 platform with a secondary ground attack capability. The pulse-Doppler RDI radar acts as the backbone of the weapon system.

Specifications
Accommodation: Crew 2

Guns: Main Gun Caliber 30 mm

Dimensions: Height 5.2 m, Length 14.9 m, Wingspan 9.1 m

Weights: Max Weight 16,500 kg (36,376 lb), Min Weight 7,900 kg (17,416 lb), Payload 5,800 kg (12,787 lb)

Engine/s Performance: Thrust 21,400 lb (9,707 kg)

Performance: Ceiling 15,000 m (49,213 ft), Max Range 1,200 km (648 nm), Top Speed 731 mps (Mach 2.20)

Other: Number of Engines 1

Family Members:
Mirage 2000-5, Mirage 2000C, Mirage 2000D, Mirage 2000N Related Equipment
Air-to-Air Missiles: R.550 Magic 2 (2), Super 530 (2)

Guided Missiles: Armat (2)

Power plant: M53-P2

Sensors & Communications: RDI

Mirage 2000B - Contracts, Orders & Sales

see transactions report

ex-French Air Force Mirage 2000B/C; items: 12; transferred from France to Brazil between 2006 and 2008
Items: 12

Delivery	Items
2008	2
2007	2
2006	2

Mirage; items: 1; transferred from France to Germany in 2005
Items: 1

Mirage 2000 (crash); items: 1; transferred from Greece to France in 2004
Items: 1

Mirage 2000; items: 12; transferred from France to India in 2004 and 2005
Items: 12

Delivery	Items
2005	4
2004	8

Mirage 2000; items: 12; transferred from France to Greece in 1992
Items: 12

News
Brazil's Mirage 2000 Maintenance Contract Now Effective

Operators

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Brazil

Egypt

France

Greece

India

Specific equipment Astra

Peru

United Arab Emirates

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Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
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