Taking A Peek At The Sophistication Of The Mirage 2000 Jet, The Former Qatar Air Force Fighter Plane That The Republic Of Indonesia Purchased

Mirage 2000 jet illustration (Photo: Pixabay/PokeyArt)

YOGYAKARTA The Ministry of Defense purchased 12 units of Mirage 2000-5 fighter jets from the former Qatar air force. Check out the sophistication of the 2000 Mirage jet.

Quoting Antara, Thursday, June 15, 2023, the Head of the Public Relations Bureau of the Secretariat General of the Ministry of Defense, Brigadier General Edwin Adrian Sumantha said the purchase of the fighter aircraft was an effort by the government to prevent the decline in the readiness of the Indonesian Air Force's combat.

The reason is, several available fighter jets, such as the F-5 Tiger and Hawk 100/200, have entered the phase of expiration.

Edwin said the Ministry of Defense plans to rejuvenate (upgrade) and repair (overhaul/repair) several Indonesian Air Force fighter aircraft, such as SU-27/30, Hawk 100/200, and F-16.

"However, the implementation of the upgrade and overhaul/repair of the aircraft above will cause a decrease in the readiness of Indonesian Air Force fighter aircraft," said Brigadier General Edwin.

Therefore, the purchase of Mirage 2000-5 is also the right step to meet the readiness of Indonesian Air Force combat.

Adapted from Airfoce Technology, the 2000 Dassault Mirage fighter jet is a multirole combat fighter jet produced by the French Dassault Aviation company.

Mirage 2000 is a single-engine fighter jet with delta wing type. Its power is supported by a jet engine called SNECMA M54-P2 with afterburning capabilities.

This machine can make the Mirage 2000 Jet which weighs about 17 tons, flying at a speed of 2,336 km/hour or around a MAC. 22. The 2000 Dassault Mirage jet has an operational distance of about 1,500 km.

Next, Mirage 2000 is equipped with an air-to-air weapon system that includes multi-targeted MiCA air-to-air intercept and combat missiles. This fighter aircraft is capable of carrying 4 MICA missiles, 2 Magic missiles, and 3 simultaneous drop tanks.

Not only that, this fighter also has a tactical bomber variant or a tactical bomber capable of carrying a nuclear warhead missile or bomb. The variant that has this capability is the 2000N Dassault Mirage which is a direct derivative of the standard 2000 Mirage.

Citing the official Dassault Aviation page, the Mirage 2000 jet has a wingspan of 8.8 meters with a body length of 14 meters. This jet has two versions, namely single and twin-eater.

Mirage 2000 has an internal weapon, namely a 2x30mm shot with nine storage stations. The aircraft weighs 17.4 tons and the maximum climbing speed reaches 60,000 ft/min.

Currently, there are more than 500 Mirage 2000s operating worldwide.

Several variations in the 2000 Dassault Mirage Jet are Mirage 2000C/B, Mirage 2000, Mirage 2000D, and Mirage 2000-5. Each version has its own designation and specifications.

Mirage 2000-5, for example, this fighter aircraft radars RDY, new sensors and control systems as well as new air-to-ground and air-to-air filtering procedures.

For additional information, the Mirage fighter jet first aired in 1978. The fleet that first flew it was the French Air Force.

Mirage 2000 fighter jets have been operating in the French Air Force since 1984 and have been selected by countries such as Abu Dhabi, Egypt, Greece, India, Peru, Qatar, Taiwan, and the United Arab Emirates.

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