INDIAN AIR FORCE - DASSAULT MIRAGE

2000H/TH

A Mirage 2000H from No.7 BattleAxe Squadron, sporting a unique Light Brown / Green Camo scheme - a departure from the Blue - Lt Blue tone of the other aircraft. The aircraft is carrying a Remora pod and a Laser Guided Bomb under its port wing pylons

Mirage 2000 pilots from the Mirage Aerobatics team at Aero India 2003, pose in front of KF112.

A Mirage 2000H (KF127), from No.1 Tigers Squadron, flying over the historic backdrop of Gwalior Fort, Madhya Pradesh. A centreline drop tank, a medium-range Super 530D air-to-air missile and a close-combat Magic-II air-to-air missile can be seen.

A Mirage 2000H (KF136), from No.7 Battle Axes Squadron, armed with the close-combat Magic-II and the medium-range Super 530D air-to-air missile. The aircraft is seen over the Chambal river which runs through Madhya Pradesh and is where Maharajpur AFS - home of the Mirage 2000H/TH - is located.

A Mirage 2000H (KF127), from No.1 Tigers Squadron, flying over the historic backdrop of Gwalior Fort, Madhya Pradesh. A centreline drop tank, a medium-range Super 530D air-to-air missile and a close-combat Magic-II air-to-air missile can be seen

A Mirage 2000H (KF115), from the No.7 Squadron, in flight with a MiG-29B [KB3107] from No.47 Black Archers Squadron on a Dissimilar Air Combat Training (DACT) exercise. KF115 is armed with two medium-range Super 530D and two close-combat Magic II air-to-air missiles. KB3107 is armed with a pair each of the medium-range R-27RE1 and the close-combat R-60MK air-to-air missile.

A Mirage 2000H (KF140), from the No.1 Squadron, on the Operational Readiness Platform (ORP) at Maharajpur AFS, Gwalior. A close-combat Magic-II air-to-air missile, a Remora ECM (Electronic Counter Measures) pod and a pair of medium-range Super-530D air-to-air missiles can be seen.

How does it feel to be at 27,000 feet and flying at the speed of sound? Well just ask this pilot, from the No.1 Squadron, of the experience. Armed with the medium-range Super 530D air-to-air missile and a Lightning laser designation pod, he is all roaring to go!

A Mirage 2000H (KF136), from the No.7 Squadron, banks right to reveal its missile load consisting of two medium-range Super 530D and two close-range Magic-II air-to-air missiles

Three Mirage 2000Hs, in flight. The two aircraft in the foreground [KF124 and KF140] are from the No.1 Squadron, while third aircraft [KF1??] is from the No.7 Squadron

A Mirage 2000H, from the No.1 Squadron, with a MiG-29B. The Mirage 2000H is carrying a Remora ECM (Electronic Counter Measures) Pod.

A Mirage 2000H (KF114), from the No.7 Squadron, connected to an auxiliary power unit prior to T-O.

A Mirage 2000H (KF123), from the No.1 Squadron, banks left to reveal its centreline drop-tank.

A Mirage 2000H (KF137), from the No.7 Squadron, on the Operational Readiness Platform

A Mirage 2000H pilot, from No.1 Squadron, poses in front of KF101 at Maharajpur AFS

A Mirage 2000H flying over the treacherous mountainous terrain of the Himalayas

A Mirage 2000H (KF127), from the No.1 Squadron, flies over Gwalior. [Courtesy: S.K. Srinivasan]

Two views of a two-seater Mirage 2000TH (KT207), fitted with two drop-tanks, over the skies of Bangalore. KT207 and another two-seater Mirage 2000TH, were the two chase aircraft which followed the Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) on its first memorable flight on 04 January 2001. These two images were taken a day earlier

A two-seater Mirage 2000TH (KT201), over the skies of Gwalior. KT201 is the first TH variant to be delivered to the Indian Air Force

Art work of a Mirage 2000H (KF114