Dassault Aviation Mirage 2000H Country of origin : France Type : Single-seat multi-role fighter Number in Service : 46 Year of Induction : 1985
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Accommodation
Dimensions Wingspan : 9.13 m Length : 14.36 m Height : 5.03 m Wing area : 41 m² Weights Empty : 7,500 kg Combat : 11,000 kg Max take-off : 15,000 kg Performance Max speed At 30,000 ft : Mach 2.2 At sea level : Mach 1.2 Max climb rate : 56,000 ft/min Service ceiling : 53,000 ft Combat radius (hi-lo-hi) : 750 km G Limits : +9/-3 Note: Mirage fleet of the IAF is undergoing midlife upgrade 200005 Mk2 standard at an approximate cost of $2.1 billion ( `13,650 crore). The first upgraded aircraft has already flown in from France. The remaining aircraft are being upgraded in India at HAL with ToT from French OEMs. Fleet upgrade is expected to be completed by 2021 after which the Mirage fleet is expected to remain in service till 2040.
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TECHNOLOGY
Dimensions Wingspan : 11.40 m Length overall : 17.34 m Height overall : 4.75 m Wing area : 35.35 m² Weights Empty : 8,340 kg Normal Interceptor role : 15,750 kg Max take-off : 20,000 kg Performance Max level speed At 30,000 ft : Mach 2.35 At sea level : Mach 1.06 Max combat radius : 650 km G Limits : +9.0/ -3 Note: The IAF has upgraded its fleet of MiG-29 aircraft to MiG29SMT which is superior, has up-to-date technology and is capable of challenging any aircraft in the world in its class. Compared to the basic MiG-29, the upgraded version has higher fuel capacity and consequently longer range and has in-flight refueling capability. The MiG-29SMT has a number of new capabilities to effectively destroy both air and ground targets with the use of highprecision “air-to-air” and “air-to-surface” missiles, thus combining the roles of air superiority fighter and strike fighter. The aircraft and engine service life have been increased and maintenance costs reduced. The upgraded aircraft are likely to serve till 2025.
Avionics
BUSINESS
Armament
Power Plant
: Low wing delta monoplane with leading edge sweepback of 58°. Full span twin segment leading edge flaps. Two section trailing edge elevons of full length with carbon fibre skin and light alloy honeycomb core. Air brakes above and below each wing. : One Snecma M-53 P-2 Turbofan rated at 14,462 lb dry and 21,385 lb reheat. Internal fuel capacity of 3,980 litres with provision for drop fuel tanks underbelly and inboard wing pylons. Detachable in-flight refuelling probe forward of cockpit on starboard side. : Quadruple redundant fly-by-wire system. Invertors, transformers and battery units. Thomson-CSF RDM multi-mode radar. Sager Uliss-52 inertial platform, ESD Type 2,984 central digital computer and digibus. Comprehensive ECM active/passive suite. VHF/UHF communications suite, HUD, Nav Attack computer, etc. Patric/Litening pods. : Two underbelly 30mm DEFA cannons with 125 rounds each. The aircraft can carry up to 13,890 lb of ordnance on nine external hard points. Options include various AAMs including R-73, Magic II & R-530D. Alternatively various types of ground attack weaponry including laser-guided bombs can be carried. : F-10Q zero-zero ejection seat in a pressurised and air-conditioned cockpit.
INDIAN DEFENCE
Avionics
Construction Wings
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Cockpit
ried between engines underbelly. Later versions can carry wing drop tanks. : K-36D zero-zero ejection seat in a pressurised and air-conditioned cockpit. Cockpit is high set and features a twopiece blister design. : NO-19 Sapfir-29 (NATO ‘Slot Back’) coherent pulse Doppler radar with a 100-km detection and 70-km track range with full look up/down shoot down and multi-tracking capability. Limited look up/down shoot down IRST on nose on star-board side. Navattack computers, HUD, helmetmounted sights operable up to 40° off the axis. Advanced 360° passive RWR of unknown type. Comprehensive VHF/UHF communication systems. AoA indicator, radar altimeter, 3-axis auto stabilisation system, auto pilot, deception jammer in wing root. : 1 GSh-301 30mm cannon in port wing root, with 150 rounds. Up to six AAMs including R-73, R-27R, R-27T Alternate loads of ground attack weapons with a total weight of 3,500 kg on six external hard points.
REGIONAL BALANCE
Equipment Catalogue: Indian Air Force