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Mirage 2000

IOC: 1983
Total Production: 500

Mirage 2000C

Also Known As: Mirage 2000 RDI, Mirage 2000EGM (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 single seat, single engine, combat-proven Mirage 2000C was designed to provide air defense and secondary ground attack capability. It features the RDI pulse-Doppler radar and integrated countermeasures.

The fist two (a single-seat 2000C and a twin-seat 2000B aircraft) out of 12 Mirage 2000Cs purchased by Brazil from the French Air Force were delivered on September 4th, 2006. Two additional aircraft were scheduled for delivery in October 2006, four more in 2007 and the remaining four Mirage 2000s in 2008.

Specifications
Accommodation: Crew 1

Guns: Main Gun Caliber 30 mm

Dimensions: Height 5.2 m, Length 14.6 m, Wingspan 9.1 m

Weights: Max Weight 16,500 kg (36,376 lb), Min Weight 7,600 kg (16,755 lb), Payload 5,900 kg (13,007 lb)

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

Performance: Ceiling 18,000 m (59,055 ft), Max Range 1,480 km (799 nm), Top Speed 731 mps (Mach 2.20)

Other: Number of Engines 1

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

Power plant: M53-P2

Sensors & Communications: RDI

Mirage 2000C - Contracts, Orders & Sales

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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

News
Brazil's Mirage 2000 Maintenance Contract Now Effective

Russian AL-55I Aero Engine to Power Indian Combat Trainers

Operators

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Brazil / 12

Egypt

France

Greece

As of	Holdings
2006	31 (all variants)

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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