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Mirage 2000-5
Upgraded multirole variant of the delta-wing Mirage 2000 with a modernized RDY radar and glass cockpit for beyond-visual-range air combat. Widely exported and still flown by France, Taiwan, Qatar, Greece, India (as Mirage 2000-5 Mk2/Vajra upgrade family) and the UAE.
In service since 1996 · 9 operator countries
Compiled from public sources ·primary reference ↗ ·last verified 2026-07-02
2,340
km/h
3,335
km range
17,000
m ceiling
6,300
kg payload
0.91
T/W
💲 ≈ $35,000,000 — Approximate export unit cost
Procurement snapshot
Availability & export
French export-licensed
CIEEMG inter-ministerial approval; broadly export-oriented.
Channel: DGA / direct commercial
Fielded & proven
Established · 9 operators
In service since 1996. Status: active · ~601 built.
Lifecycle cost (est.)
$88M – $123M
Acquisition is only ~30% of lifecycle cost — operating & support dominate over ~30 yrs. Rough 2.5–3.5× the unit price.
Interoperability
No standardised NATO calibre / datalink detected in public specs.
Derived guidance from public data — export regime by country of origin, lifecycle from the GAO ~30% acquisition rule. Verify eligibility, pricing and offsets with the manufacturer and your acquisition authority.
Full specifications
Performance
Speed, range, altitude and engagement capability.
- Max speed
Maximum level speed. For aircraft this is at optimal altitude; for ground vehicles, top road speed. Higher means faster response and better kinematic performance.
- 2,340 km/h Stronger than 68% of fighters
- Max speed (Mach)
Maximum speed as a multiple of the speed of sound. Mach 2+ is typical for air-superiority fighters.
- 2.2 Mach Stronger than 71% of fighters
- Range
Maximum distance: ferry range for aircraft, operational range for vehicles, maximum engagement distance for missiles. Higher means more standoff or persistence.
- 3,335 km Stronger than 59% of fighters
- Combat radius
Distance an aircraft can fly, complete its mission and return without refueling. Roughly a third of ferry range.
- 660 km Stronger than 18% of fighters
- Service ceiling
Maximum operating altitude. Higher gives energy advantage and sensor horizon.
- 17,000 m Stronger than 59% of fighters
- Rate of climb
How fast the aircraft gains altitude. Higher means better energy recovery in combat.
- 285 m/s Stronger than 69% of fighters
- Thrust-to-weight
Engine thrust divided by loaded weight. Above 1.0 the aircraft can accelerate going straight up.
- 0.91 Stronger than 18% of fighters
Firepower
Armament, payload and guidance.
- Main armament
Primary weapon: main gun, cannon or missile type.
- 2x 30 mm DEFA 554 cannons
- Hardpoints
External stations for weapons and pods. More means bigger and more flexible loadouts.
- 9 Stronger than 47% of fighters
- Weapons payload
Maximum ordnance weight the platform can carry. Higher means more strike capacity per sortie.
- 6,300 kg Stronger than 36% of fighters
Protection
Armor, countermeasures and survivability.
- Countermeasures
Self-protection: chaff, flares, DIRCM, towed decoys, smoke dischargers, jammers.
- Spectra-derived EW suite (export variants vary), chaff, flares
Physical
Dimensions, weight and crew.
- Length
Overall length including gun/probe where applicable.
- 14.36 m
- Wingspan
Wingtip-to-wingtip span.
- 9.13 m
- Height
Overall height. Lower profile is harder to spot and hit for ground vehicles.
- 5.2 m
- Empty weight
Weight without fuel, ammunition or crew.
- 7,500 kg
- Combat weight
Fully loaded weight. Lighter eases transport and bridging limits; heavier often means more armor.
- 13,800 kg
- Crew
Personnel required to operate. Fewer reduces exposure; autoloaders trade a loader for mechanical complexity.
- 1
Propulsion
Engine, power and fuel.
- Engine
Powerplant model and type.
- SNECMA M53-P2 afterburning turbofan
- Engines
Number of engines. Twin-engine gives redundancy at higher cost.
- 1
- Thrust
Total engine thrust (with afterburner where applicable).
- 95 kN Stronger than 42% of fighters
- Fuel capacity
Internal fuel volume.
- 3,978 L
- Propulsion type
Turbofan, turboshaft, diesel, gas turbine, solid-fuel rocket, ramjet…
- Turbofan
Sensors & avionics
Radar, sensor suite and datalinks.
- Radar
Primary radar. AESA (active electronically scanned array) is the current state of the art.
- Thales RDY-2 multimode radar
- Sensors
IRST, EO/IR turrets, laser designators, sniper pods, thermal sights.
- OSF infrared search and track (some variants)
Program
Cost, production scale and operators.
- Unit cost
Approximate flyaway/unit cost where public. Defense pricing varies hugely by contract, offsets and configuration. Lower is cheaper.
- $35,000,000 Stronger than 74% of fighters
- Units built
Total production run. Higher means proven manufacturing, mature logistics and spares availability.
- 601 Stronger than 76% of fighters
- Operator countries
Number of countries operating the system. More operators means broader support ecosystem.
- 9 Stronger than 89% of fighters
Specifications compiled from public Dassault Aviation and reference sources ↗. Published defense figures are approximations — treat comparisons as directional. Last verified 2026-07-02.
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The Dassault Aviation Mirage 2000-5 has a maximum speed of 2,340 km/h.
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The Dassault Aviation Mirage 2000-5 has a maximum range of 3,335 km.
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The Dassault Aviation Mirage 2000-5 can carry up to 6,300 kg of weapons payload.
How much does the Dassault Aviation Mirage 2000-5 weigh? +
The Dassault Aviation Mirage 2000-5 has a combat weight of 13,800 kg.
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The Dassault Aviation Mirage 2000-5 requires a crew of 1.
What is the main armament of the Dassault Aviation Mirage 2000-5? +
The Dassault Aviation Mirage 2000-5's primary weapon is the 2x 30 mm DEFA 554 cannons.
What engine does the Dassault Aviation Mirage 2000-5 use? +
The Dassault Aviation Mirage 2000-5 is powered by the SNECMA M53-P2 afterburning turbofan.
What is the Dassault Aviation Mirage 2000-5 used for? +
The Dassault Aviation Mirage 2000-5 is a fighter aircraft typically used for air superiority, multirole combat.
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The Dassault Aviation Mirage 2000-5 is operated by 9 countries.
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The Dassault Aviation Mirage 2000-5 has an approximate unit cost of 35,000,000 USD. Defense pricing varies by contract, offsets and configuration — treat this as directional.
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