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Measured figures
Mirage 2000D/N · Length
Single source14.55 m (47 ft 9 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Dassault Mirage 2000N/2000D | Shenyang J-16 |
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| Type | Multirole combat aircraft[source] | — |
| National origin | France[source] | People's Republic of China[source] |
| Manufacturer | Dassault Aviation[source] | Shenyang Aircraft Corporation[source] |
| Status | Active (2000D only)[source] | In service[source] |
21.9 m (71 ft 10 in)[source]
Empty; Mirage 2000D/N · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; Mirage 2000D/N · Gross weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Mirage 2000D/N · Max takeoff weight
Single source7,600 kg (16,755 lb)[source]
10,680 kg (23,545 lb)[source]
17,000 kg (37,479 lb)[source]
Empty; Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Max takeoff weight
Single sourceMirage 2000D/N · Combat range
Single source1,480 km (920 mi, 800 nmi)[source]
Mirage 2000D/N · 1 × SNECMA M53-P2 afterburning turbofan engine thrust dry
Single sourceMirage 2000D/N · with afterburner
Single source1 × SNECMA M53-P2 afterburning turbofan engine, 64 kN (14,000 lbf) thrust dry, 95.1 kN (21,400 lbf) with afterburner[source]
2 × Shenyang WS-10B afterburning turbofans with afterburner
Single source2 × Shenyang WS-10B afterburning turbofans , 135 kN (30,000 lbf) with afterburner[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Primary user | French Air and Space Force[source] | People's Liberation Army Air Force[source] |
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| Number built | 161 (75 Mirage 2000N and 86 Mirage 2000D)[source] | ~ 470 - ~ 500 (As of 2026 )[source] |
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| First flight | 3 February 1986[source] | — |
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| Retired | 2018 (2000N)[source] | — |
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| Developed from | Mirage 2000[source] | Shenyang J-11 Su-30MKK[source] |
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| Wing loading | 410 kg/m 2 (84 lb/sq ft)[source] | — |
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| Thrust/weight | * Propulsive efficiency: 0.91 (non dimensional)[source] | — |
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| Rockets | Up to 4× Matra SNEB 68-mm 18-round rocket pods on the four underwing hardpoints[source] | — |
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| Missiles | Air-to-air missiles : Up to 4× R550 Magic air-to-air missiles for self-defence, normally 2 on the outboard underwing pylons Up to 6× MICA air-to-air missiles for self-defence, normally 2 on the outboard underwing pylons Air-to-surface missiles : – Mirage 2000N 1× ASMP medium-range nuclear missile on the centerline pylon Air-to-surface missiles : – Mirage 2000D 1× Apache anti-runway cruise missile on the centerline pylon 1× SCALP EG air-launched cruise missile on the centerline pylon 2× AS-30L laser-guided missiles on the inboard underwing pylons[source] | — |
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| Air-to-air missiles | Up to 4× R550 Magic air-to-air missiles for self-defence, normally 2 on the outboard underwing pylons Up to 6× MICA air-to-air missiles for self-defence, normally 2 on the outboard underwing pylons[source] | — |
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| Air-to-surface missiles | – Mirage 2000N 1× ASMP medium-range nuclear missile on the centerline pylon[source] | — |
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| Bombs | AASM 125, 250, 1000 Kg laser, ISN/GPS, IIR guided bombs. The lighter versions are carried in pairs on the centerline and inboard wing hardpoints and one under each of the four fuselage hardpoints up to 10× GBU-12 227 Kg laser-guided bombs or GBU-49 227 Kg INS/GPS and laser guided bombs, in pairs on the centerline and inboard wing hardpoints and one under each of the four fuselage hardpoints up to 3× GBU-16 454 Kg laser-guided bombs on the centerline and inboard wing hardpoints up to 3× GBU-10 907 Kg laser-guided bombs on the centerline and inboard wing hardpoints up to 3× GBU-24 907 Kg laser-guided bombs on the centerline and inboard wing hardpoints up to 3× BGL-400 400 Kg laser-guided bombs on the centerline and inboard wing hardpoints up to 3× BGL-1000 1000 Kg laser-guided bombs on the centerline and inboard wing hardpoints[source] | — |
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| Other | ATLIS II laser/electro-optical targeting pod on the front-right fuselage hardpoint PDLCT laser/electro-optical targeting pod on the front-right fuselage hardpoint Damoclès laser targeting pod on the front-right fuselage hardpoint 1× centerline mounted 345-gallon drop tank 2x either 375, 440 or 530 gallon tanks for ferry flight/extended range/loitering time up to 2× 30 mm CC630 gun pods with 600 rounds per pod, one on each inboard wing hardpoint[source] | — |
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| Hardpoints | 4× under-wing, 4× under fuselage, 1× centerline , with provisions to carry combinations of:[source] | Munitions on 12 external hardpoints, including:[source] |
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| Role | — | Multirole strike fighter[source] |
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| Manufactured | — | 2017–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | 2015–16[source] |
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| g limits | — | +9[source] |
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