Dassault Mirage 2000 (M2000) vs HAL Tejas LCA (Light Combat Aircraft) Comparison

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Subjects

Dassault Mirage 2000C
Multirole Fighter / Strike Fighter Aircraft

HAL Tejas Mk.1
4th Generation Lightweight Multirole Fighter Aircraft

Basics

ORIGIN
France

ORIGIN
India

YEAR
1979 [Diff.-36 yrs]

YEAR
2015 [Diff.+36 yrs]

CREW
1

PRODUCTION
611 units [Diff.+578]

PRODUCTION
33 units [Diff.-578]

Dimensions

LENGTH
47.1 ft (14.4 m) [Diff.+3.8 ft]

LENGTH
43.3 ft (13.2 m) [Diff.-3.8 ft]

WIDTH/SPAN
30.0 ft (9.1 m) [Diff.+3.1 ft]

WIDTH/SPAN
26.9 ft (8.2 m) [Diff.-3.1 ft]

HEIGHT
17.1 ft (5.2 m) [Diff.+2.6 ft]

HEIGHT
14.4 ft (4.4 m) [Diff.-2.6 ft]

Relative Size Comparison

Shapes below depict aircraft from wingtip-to-wingtip / nose-to-tail assuming aircraft are being viewed from overhead perspective (the nose pointing towards the top of the screen). Helicopter widths include main rotor diameter. If any dimensional values are "NA" in the database then the presented shapes may appear skewed.

Dassault Mirage 2000C

HAL Tejas Mk.1

Weights

EMPTY WT.
16,535 lb (7,500 kg) [Diff.+2,094 lb]

EMPTY WT.
14,440 lb (6,550 kg) [Diff.-2,094 lb]

M.T.O.W.
37,479 lb (17,000 kg) [Diff.+7,716 lb]

M.T.O.W.
29,762 lb (13,500 kg) [Diff.-7,716 lb]

Installed Power

1 x SNECMA M53-P2 afterburning turbofan engine developing 21,385 lb of thrust.

1 x General Electric F404-GE-IN20 afterburning turbofan engine developing 12,100lb of thrust dry and 20,200lb thrust with reheat.

Performance

SPEED
1,453 mph (2,338 kph) [Diff.+226 mph]

SPEED
1,227 mph (1,975 kph) [Diff.-226 mph]

RANGE
1,150 miles (1,850 km) [Diff.-839 miles]

RANGE
1,988 miles (3,200 km) [Diff.+839 miles]

CEILING
54,035 ft (16,470 m) [Diff.-98 feet]

CEILING
54,134 ft (16,500 m) [Diff.+98 feet]

Armament

STANDARD, FIXED:
2 x 30mm DEFA internal revolver-type cannons under fuselage.

OPTIONAL:
Mission-specific ordnance can include any of the following (up to 14,000lb):

Matra "Magic 2" Air-to-Air missiles (AAMs), Matra "Super 530D" AAMs, Matra "Super 530S" AAMs, Laser-Guided Bombs (LGBs), Conventional Dumb Bombs, Anti-Runway Munition Dispensers, Anti-Runway Bombs, Cluster Bombs, AS-30L air-to-surface missiles (ASMs), "Armat" Anti-Radiation / Anti-Radar Missiles (ARMs), AM 39 "Exocet" Anti-Ship Missiles (ASMs) and Nuclear Stand-Off Missiles.

STANDARD:
1 x 23mm GSh-23 twin-barrel internal automatic cannon.

OPTIONAL:
Air-to-air (short-range, medium-range, and long-range), air-to-surface, laser-guided and conventional drop/launch ordnance as needed (up to 11,685lb).

External fuel replaces some weapons hardpoints.

LITENING targeting pod mounted at port side intake hardpoint.

Ordnance options also include rocket pods, anti-radiation missiles, anti-ship missiles, laser-guided bombs, Fuel-Air Explosives (FAEs), and cluster bombs.

Going Further

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