| Manufacturer |
Dassault Aviation |
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited |
| Description |
The Dassault Mirage 2000 is a multirole, single-engine, delta wing, fourth-generation jet fighter designed and produced by the French aircraft manufacturer Dassault Aviation. |
The HAL Tejas Mark 2 (), or Medium Weight Fighter (MWF), is an Indian 4.5 generation, single-engine, canard delta wing, multirole combat aircraft designed by the Aeronautical Development Agency in collaboration with Aircraft Research and Design Centre (ARDC) of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for the… |
| ICAO Code |
MIR2 |
|
| First Flight |
1978-03-10 |
|
| Entry Into service |
1984-07-01 |
|
| Production End |
2007-01-01 |
|
| Designer |
Dassault Aviation |
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited |
| Type |
Multirole fighter aircraft |
|
| Length (m) |
14.36 |
14.65 |
| Height (m) |
5.2 |
4.87 |
| Cockpit Crew |
1 |
|
| Max Speed (km/h) |
2336 |
|
| Max Ceiling (m) |
17060 |
17300 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
285 |
|
| Armament |
2× 30 mm DEFA 554 revolver cannon, 125 rounds per gun; ; Unguided:; Mk.82; Guided:; PGM 500 and PGM 2000 modular guided bombs (Mirage 2000-9); 2 × AS-30L laser-guided missile (Mirage 2000 D); 2 × GBU-12 laser-guided bombs (Mirage 2000 D, Mirage 2000 C & Mirage 2000 N with external laser designation); 1 × GBU-16 laser-guided bomb (Mirage 2000 D, Mirage 2000 C & Mirage 2000 N with external laser de… |
1 × 30 mm GSh-30-1; 13 hardpoints with a capacity of around 6.5 tonnes (expected), with provisions to carry combinations of :; Air-to-air missile :; MICA (planned); ASRAAM; Meteor (planned); Astra; NG-CCM (planned); Air-to-surface missile :; BrahMos-NG ALCM; LR-ALCM (planned); Rudram 2/3 (planned); SCALP-EG (planned); Crystal Maze; Anti-radiation missile :; Rudram 1/2 (planned); Bombs:; Precision… |
| Max Mach (Mach) |
|
1.8 |
| National Origin |
France |
India |
| Number Built |
601 |
|
| Powerplant Description |
1 × SNECMA M53-P2 afterburning turbofan engine, 64.3 kN thrust each |
1 × General Electric F414-INS6 afterburning turbofan with FADEC |
| Primary Users |
French Air and Space Force, United Arab Emirates Air Force , Republic of China Air Force , Indian Air Force |
Indian Air Force (intended) |
| Status |
In service |
Prototype development |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dassault_Mirage_2000 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HAL_Tejas_Mk2 |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
9.13 |
8.5 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
41 |
|
| Wake Category |
M |
|
| Aircraft Engine |
|
General Electric F414 |
| Number of Engines |
1 |
1 |