Dassault Mirage 2000 Multirole Military Aircraft Family
The Dassault Mirage 2000 is a French single-engine delta-wing military aircraft family developed as a new-generation successor to the Mirage III. Its digital flight-control system and integrated navigation-and-attack architecture supported air-defence, strike, reconnaissance, and multirole variants; about 600 aircraft were produced, with roughly half exported. The family remains an important example of a high-performance design that combined aerodynamic continuity with major advances in electrical flight control and systems integration.
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Identity
- Aliases
- Mirage 2000Mirage 2000CMirage 2000DMirage 2000NMirage 2000-5
- Family Name
- Dassault Mirage 2000
- Full Name
- Dassault Mirage 2000 Multirole Military Aircraft Family
- Roles
- military
- Status
- active
- Type
- aircraft
Details
- Aircraft Specs
- Configuration
- fixed_wing
- Max Takeoff Mass Kg
- 17,463
- Operating Modes
- land
- Service Ceiling M
- 18,288
- Takeoff Landing Capabilities
- conventional
- Description
- The Dassault Mirage 2000 is a French single-engine delta-wing military aircraft family developed as a new-generation successor to the Mirage III. Its digital flight-control system and integrated navigation-and-attack architecture supported air-defence, strike, reconnaissance, and multirole variants; about 600 aircraft were produced, with roughly half exported. The family remains an important example of a high-performance design that combined aerodynamic continuity with major advances in electrical flight control and systems integration.
- Dimensions
- Length M
- 14.33
- Wingspan M
- 9.11
- First Flight Year
- 1,978
- Manufacturer
- Propulsion Configurations
- Entries
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- fuselage
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- airframe
- Variant Notes
- M53 family-level installation; exact Mirage 2000 subvariant-to-engine dash mapping remains source-scoped.
- Name
- Mirage 2000 M53 family installation
- Notes
- Dassault and Safran identify the M53 family, including M53-P2, as the single-engine Mirage 2000 powerplant. This family-level configuration intentionally preserves separate M53 variants without asserting M53-5 or M53-P2 as the exact dash on every family member.
- Entries
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- fuselage
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- airframe
- Variant Notes
- Safran states that the improved M53-5 version equipped production aircraft; this exact one-engine Mirage 2000 family relationship records the production-standard variant without asserting a narrower Mirage subvariant.
- Name
- Mirage 2000 SNECMA M53-5 production option
- Notes
- Safran's Mirage 2000 development chronology states that M53-5, derived from M53-2 and qualified at 9,000 kgp takeoff afterburning thrust, is the version fitted to series aircraft. This exact variant option supplements the family-level M53 edge while preserving the separate M53-P2 Mirage 2000-5 relationship.
- Entries
- Count
- 1
- Placement
- fuselage
- Propulsion System
- Role
- main
- Stage
- airframe
- Variant Notes
- Safran identifies the Mirage 2000 prototype 01 as powered by one M53-2 during its first flight.
- Name
- Mirage 2000 prototype SNECMA M53-2 installation
- Notes
- Safran records the Mirage 2000 prototype's first flight with M53-2; this exact historical one-engine prototype option supplements the family-level M53 and production M53-5 entries without asserting production lifecycle.
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- Creation Time
- July 31, 2026 at 22:55:32 UTC
- Updated Time
- August 15, 2026 at 11:26:22 UTC