Mirage 2000

Greek M2K brackets Turk F-16 in dogfight (thankfully that time only testosterone was exchanged in the fight) :

https://twitter.com/i/status/1257601054440656896

Notice how the Mirage seems to have better roll authority than a Rafale at high alpha. 

 France to take over NATO Baltic Air Policing duties at Ämari

 The French unit will be using five Mirage 2000-5 fighters to guard the Baltic airspace and the size of the French contingent is approximately 200 Air Force member

Non-econmically refuriushable as fighter aircrafts (and with warranty). Afterall, even F1 are being refurbished as agressors. Pity they do not hae the rdy, but still they could make nice agressors. Good find.

Also new private aggressor team, UAE based Red Sky to refurbished ex-Brazilian M2K* in France:

https://www.arabianaerospace.aero/dawn-of-the-red-sky.html

*the same that have been deemed non-refurbishable in the past. 

 UAE’s Mirages to Get Lockheed Martin Sniper Pods

 Back on November 29, 2017,  Forecast International posted to its blog  that a deal concerning a Thales upgrade of the UAE Air Force’s Mirage 2000-9s, announced during Dubai Airshow 2017, would involve the TALIOS electro-optical pod.  However, on February 26, 2020, Lockheed Martin announced that it would instead be integrating its Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod with the UAE’s Mirages.

 The BEA-É investigation has established that the crew was still inexperienced for this type of mission and the training was their “recovery” flight, as both of them had just returned to service after some time on leave. It is noted that a very low altitude flight is “technically difficult, and even more so when the weather conditions are bad”, which gives almost no room for error.

https://www.aerotime.aero/clement.charpentreau/24370-mirage-2000d-crash…

UAE sign for M2K-9 upgrade  

Great news (notice radar) … And probably that this would also help enhance targeting…. 

Actual range is not presently disclosed. But there WILL be an improvement, largely due to dual impulsion engine.

Hi Phantom II.  Hope you are doing well. 

(Bing images: Mirage 2000)  https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=mirage+2000&FORM=HDRSC2

In flight:

1Saludo

Rare IAF Mirage-2000H, in green and brown camouflage scheme, at Dassault’s facility

with another Mirage-2000H in the regular camouflage

Mirage probe puts spotlight on Dassault’s flight computer’s behaviour

 

“pitch oscillations” when their aircraft was five metres above the ground, the two pilots who died were unluckier than several predecessors whose aircraft misbehaved at higher altitudes. An incident recorded in 1989 recounts that Mirage 2000, aircraft number KF138, experienced “sudden and momentary pitch oscillations… (for) a few seconds” at an altitude of 4,500 feet some 16 minutes after take-off. The oscillations exerted a violent force of “+10.5g to -6g” (“g” indicates the force of gravity) on the pilots and caused the cockpit’s red and amber warning lights to glow.

 

 Similarly, in 1999, Mirage 2000, aircraft number C98, “experienced momentary pitch oscillations… (for) a few seconds at 10,500 feet altitude, exerting a force of 11g on the aircraft and pilots. Exerted over a few more seconds, 11g force would cause most pilots to black out.

Kargil war. LGB drop by M2K via litening Target pod

https://twitter.com/i/status/1010379452268843008

Source:
https://www.ndtv.com/blog/how-i-bomb…e-2000-2075280

https://sputniknews.com/military/201906131075842176-india-seeks-russian-missile-launchers/ Guess the mirage is ready to be equipped with some of these.

i do and will write an article. Do not be disappointed with range, it is quite a clueless notion. However, the longest shot (in perfect condition) done with a MICA in Taiwan was 72 Kms. That said, expect a tripled NEZ for Mica NG due to smart dual boost. please wait a few days for more details. Briefly new captors, more propellant and cheaper both to buy and use.
And do not worry, in A2A RDY2 is quite a potent radar 😉

Halloweene, do you have more details on the MICA NG ? Like what range is it supposed to have? The one drawback of the MICA is its a medium range and not a long range missile.

2000 is builtlike a tank.If they are in proper state, just stamp and they will go up to much more than 8000h.
Edit Mica NG will be integrated on M2K (not with full capacities i guess)

Also from the UAE:

A United Arab Emirates Air Force Mirage 2000, a UAE F-16 Desert Falcon and a U.S. F-35A Lightning II fly a partnering flight in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, May 29, 2019. The flight was conducted to continue building military-to-military relationships and interoperability with the UAE. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Chris Drzazgowski)

Source:
https://www.af.mil/News/Article-Disp…eroperability/

Gorgeous Mirage 2000 enters the private aggressor arena

Intelligence Online reported that the Força Aerea Brasileira (Brazilian Air Force) finally managed to sell nine Mirage 2000s that were withdrawn from service in 2013. The Mirage 2000, baptized F-2000 in Brazil, has been active in the country’s air defence since 2006 and have completed more than 10,000 flight hours. According to Scramble Facebook News the aircraft involved are F-2000B 4933 and F-2000Cs 4940 (special markings), 4941, 4942, 4943, 4944, 4945, 4947 and 4949.

The company who is reported to have bought the nine Mirage 2000s is French company Procor, which is based near Paris (France). This company would seek to position itself on the market of Aggressor Squadrons.

airframe are said to be non-flyable and sold 450000$ the lot, suggesting that other airframe would have to be purchased to fly as aggressor. Notice how the buyer, Procor, is an UAE company based in France.

n accordance with clause 14 of the Invitation for Bid 184705/CABW/2018, after the diligence for the RATIFICATION and the confirmation of the approval of the sale of object of this solicitation from the French Government, by means of the Authorization nº 088484/DI/SPEM/SDGPC/BRSI, the Chief of the of the Brazilian Aeronautical Commission in Washington D.C. (“BACW”), hereby notifies, to whom it may concern that the solicitation for the sale of 9 (nine) Mirage 2000 aircrafts (Project F-2000), in no-flight condition, as per technical specifications and quantities provided in the Invitation For Bid is RAFITIED and AWARDED to PROCOR with the offered price of USD 452,000.00

Source:
The Aviation geek.com
https://www.cabwnews.com/index.php/s…n-for-bid.html
http://lignesdedefense.blogs.ouest-f…000-20266.html

Dunno for pylons, but AASL is being integrated .