Mirage 2000

Mirage 2000-9 (Mirage 2000-5Mk2)

The Mirage 2000-9 is the export variant of Mirage 2000-5Mk2 (as it is known in Greek service). The UAE was the launch customer, ordering 32 newly-built aircraft: 20 Mirage 2000-9 single-seaters and 12 Mirage 2000-9D two-seaters. A further 30 of Abu Dhabi's older Mirage 2000s will also be upgraded to Mirage 2000-9 standard. This improved variant of the Mirage 2000-5 features the more advanced RDY-2 Radar (upgrading over the existing RDY Radar, adding synthetic aperture and beam-sharpening modes), the new multi-data processing unit (MDPU) replacing the old MC1 & MC2 Main-Computers and a new TOTEM 3000 INS using lasers (instead of the mechanical ULISS 52). Another upgrade (at least the Hellenic Air Force) M2000-5 Mk2 received is the new ICMS Mk3 Electronic Countermeasures system. LCD colour displays have been upgraded, plus provision for the integration of the Damocles laser-designation pod have been made. The Hellenic Air Force did not acquire the Mirage 2000-5F variant. Instead, it opted for the -9 version (re-designated as the 2000-5 Mk2), transitioning directly from the older Mirage 2000EG equipped with the RDM radar, to the more advanced RDY-2 system.