SNECMA M53-P2
Exact SNECMA M53-P2 low-bypass afterburning turbofan variant in the canonical M53 family, with Safran successor-group attribution. Dassault and French defense sources distinguish the P2 suffix from earlier M53 variants; Safran documents ongoing in-service support. The exact Mirage installation remains separately managed.
Identity
- Aliases
- M53-P2SNECMA M53 P2Safran M53-P2
- Domains
- aviation
- Identity Level
- variant
- Kind
- turbofan
- Name
- SNECMA M53-P2
- Status
- active
Details
- Air Breathing Specs
- Afterburning Thrust Kn
- 98
- Description
- Exact SNECMA M53-P2 low-bypass afterburning turbofan variant in the canonical M53 family, with Safran successor-group attribution. Dassault and French defense sources distinguish the P2 suffix from earlier M53 variants; Safran documents ongoing in-service support. The exact Mirage installation remains separately managed.
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- Creation Time
- August 7, 2026 at 06:29:05 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 21, 2026 at 10:44:55 UTC
Other
- Sources
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-07
- Note
- Official Dassault data sheet names the SNECMA M53-P2 and gives 98 kN maximum thrust for the Mirage 2000 powerplant.
- Publisher
- Dassault Aviation
- Title
- Military customer support: Mirage 2000
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-07
- Note
- French defense audiovisual archive identifies the M53-P2 as manufactured by SNECMA and equipping Mirage 2000 and Mirage 2000-5 combat aircraft.
- Publisher
- ECPAD / Images Défense
- Title
- M53-P2, the combat ready engine
- Accessed Date
- 2026-08-07
- Note
- Manufacturer successor Safran documents 40 years of in-service support for the M53-P2 and continued Mirage 2000 support horizons.
- Publisher
- Safran
- Title
- Support en service du M53 : 40 ans de prouesse collective