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UAE announces the upgrade of their Mirage 2000-9 fleet

Nov 16, 2017
in Aviation, News
UAE announces the upgrade of their Mirage 2000-9 fleet

During the Dubai Airshow, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Armed forces have announced their intention to sign a contract for the upgrade of their Mirage 2000-9 fleet.

Maj Gen Staff Pilot Ishaq Al Balushi said the Government intends to sign a deal with French firms Dassault Aviation and Thales to modernise the fleet.

On board the Mirage 2000-9, Thales supplies the complete electronic combat solutions to meet the pilot’s need for tactical information, enhanced survivability and operational effectiveness including: mission computer system, fire control radar, electronic warfare suite, optronics systems, communications navigation and identification, cockpit display systems, helmet mounted system display and electrical system.

More:In Yemen crashed Mirage-2000-9D of UAE Air Force

The UAE’s Mirage 2000-9s are equipped for the strike mission, with the Shehab laser targeting pod (a variant of the Damocles) and the Nahar navigation pod, complementing the air-to-ground modes of the RDY-2 radar. They are also equipped with a classified countermeasures system designated “IMEWS”, which is comparable to the ICMS 3.

More:Mirage 2000 breaking glass windows of Brazilian Supreme Court Federal

Emirati Mirage 2000s are armed with weapons such as the PGM 500 guided bomb and the “Black Shaheen” cruise missile, which is basically a variant of the MBDA Apache cruise missile. All 30 survivors of this first batch have been extensively refurbished and upgraded, bringing them to the same standard as Mirage 2000-9.

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