from the info. above, as yet its a rumor but if the developments are as described, its already quite interesting news !
I guess, whole process will be term wise and deal would be for all mirrages which UAE have #60
Big question... where did India (chalak billi) goofed up?
Whereas, without promise of spares supply from Dassault, Pakistan may not have jumped into it.
Good thing for Pakistan: it already have operational and service setup and can simply phaseout old mirrages and replace them with upgraded and younger frames.
Suerly a bad news for Indo/Irani friends, who had worked hard in past few years to dug a gulf of difference and resentment between UAE & Pakistan.
Still its not over yet, India would like to sabotage this deal at any cost, and would not mind spend few million$ on hypocrites of Pakistan and can also exploit pro Iran lobby to start new wave of badmouthing and spread disinformation!
@MastanKhan @Khafee
Also when UAE buys any weapon system, it makes sure that it has enough weapons/munitions and spare parts to last for more than 10 years, and since these 2K-9s are very well maintained and have "low mileage", they might still come with a lot of weaponry and spare parts from the UAE itself to last for 5, 6 or more years.. India will have no leverage on this.. Pakistan still can go for more French spare parts with peace of mind and time on its side..
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Mirage 2000-9
The Mirage 2000-9, advanced multi-role combat aircraft, is the last version ever produced of the Mirage 2000 family.
Adopted by nine air forces worldwide, 550 Mirage 2000 are currently in service, logging over 1,540,000 flying hours.
Operated in a wide variety of environment ranging from deserts to humid tropical countries, including polar and high-elevation area, deployed in many international training exercises and engaged in various fields of operation, the Mirage 2000 is a world reference in terms of availability and maintenance. Its interoperability and its performance have been well proven in combat.
Mirage 2000-9: the most advanced version in the
Mirage 2000 family
The Mirage 2000-9 design has taken advantage of this huge feed-back experience from the onset of the program to improve the aircraft, the navigation and weapon system, and to implement new functionalities.
As an example, operational experience especially within multinational forces, has shown the need for an increased fuel capacity and firing power.
This requirement has been fulfilled, among others, with the introduction into operational service within UAE AF & AD (United Arab Emirates Air Force & Air Defense) of the Mirage 2000-9, which is a significant upgrade from the previous versions of the Mirage 2000-5 series.
The Mirage 2000-9 integrates
– the additional operating capabilities specified and tailored by the UAE AF & AD,
– together with a lots of new technologies
– and functionalities directly issued from the experience gained from the RAFALE aircraft development.
Mirage 2000-9: a very ambitious program
This
Mirage 2000-9 version is a very ambitious and successful program which embedded an incomparable number of new capabilities:
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Navigation and Weapon System:
Modular avionics, new RDY-2 multimode radar, digital terrain following system, new IMEWS countermeasures suite, Thomrad radio with frequency evasion and enhanced encoding, glass cockpit with new LCD visualisations, 4-display digital recording system and night vision goggles compatibility, tactical data-link, gyro-Iaser inertial navigation system, navigation Forward Looking Infra-Red system (NAHAR)….
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Air-to-Air role:
A unique capability available on the Mirage 2000-9 version, allows to use simultaneously IR and EM MICA in BVR mode (Beyond Visual Range) to deceive electronic warfare system of the target.
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Air-to-Ground strikes:
Conventional bombs, day/night video and laser-guided bombs, “Black Shaheen” stand-off cruise missiles, long range recce pod, and “SHEHAB” laser designation pod.
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Plus an in-flight refuelling capacity and the automatic speed control system thanks to the implementation of the autothrottle function.
Modular avionics and countermeasures suite are particularly worth mentioning in view of their unusual nature.
The
Mirage 2000-9 is equipped with a pioneering IT “core system” architecture as of last generation aircraft (Rafale, F-22 & F-35/JSF).
When it comes to countermeasures, they break new ground by adopting interferometry technology, providing the aircraft with high self-protection capability and accurate EW threats localisation.
