=Mani2020;2109551]And you missed a point here, US was able to sell F-16 unlike france because US focused on continuously improving F-16 while same was not done by France, if same would have been done by France we might have seen new customers for m-2000 and that is the thing i emphasized on in my last post. You can only market when you have something to and French had nothing compared to the sophistication US brought into the f-16s with every passing year .
Mirage 2000 C = Interceptor role introduced in 1982.
Radar Doppler Impulse (RDI) built by Thales for the Mirage 2000C entered service in 1987.
It has a much improved range of about 150 km, and is linked to Matra Super 530D missiles, which are much improved compared to the older Super 530F. Look-down/shoot-down capabilities are much improved as well.
Mirage 2000-5
Improvements included the Thales TV/CT CLDP laser designator pod as well as the Thales multimode RDY (Radar Doppler Multitarget), which allows detection of up to 24 targets and the ability to simultaneously track 8 threats while guiding 4 MICA missiles to different targets. Updates to defensive systems included the ICMS 2 countermeasures suite and the Samir DDM missile warning system. ICMS 2 incorporates a receiver and associated signal processing system in the nose for detecting hostile missile command data links, and can be interfaced to a new programmable mission-planning and post-mission analysis ground system. Avionics were also updated, using a new Night vision-compatible glass cockpit layout borrowed from the Rafale, a dual-linked wide-angle Head-up display, and HOTAS controls.
Mirage 2000-5 Mark 2
Dassault further improved the Mirage 2000-5, creating the Mirage 2000-5 Mark 2 which is currently the most advanced variant of the Mirage 2000. Enhancements to offensive systems included a datalink for the targeting of MICA ER missiles, the addition of the Damocles FLIR targeting pod, and a newer, stealthier Thales RDY-2 all-weather synthetic aperture radar with moving target indicator capability, which also grants the aircraft improved air-to-ground capability. The avionics were further updated with higher resolution color displays, an optional Topsight helmet-mounted display, and the addition of the Modular Data Processing Unit (MDPU) designed for the Rafale. A new Thales Totem 3000 inertial navigation system with ring laser gyroscope and GPS capability was added, providing much greater accuracy, higher reliability, and shorter alignment time than the older ULISS 52 navigation system which it replaced. Other upgrades included the addition of an on-board oxygen generation system (OBOGS) for the pilot and an ICMS 3 digital countermeasures suite.
Further planned upgrades will include Thales AIDA visual identification pod, a GPS receiver, MIDS datalink, new long-range sensors, and the Topsight E helmet-mounted display. Other technology developed for the Rafale will also be integrated into the Mirage 2000, including infrared and optical sensors for IFF and targeting.
Infact there were upgrades periodically in M2k, but not marketed well unlike F-16, block wise
Secondly regarding AESA , the AESA which was funded by UAE was for themselves but i am talking about the new AESA which will be available to the f-16 users around 2012-13 and is worked on by US independently .
I don't think there is any AESA programme going on for F-16s.They offered almost same version which UAE has. Also the last F-16 orders might be from Iraq. Here too you can sense the US soft power for weapon sale.
For the the second time you again missed my point , i clearly mentioned that France did just minor changes on their own while the major upgrades were done on customer demand unlike US who were no dependent on customer demands and all the major upgrades were done on their own and then were offered to the customers .
They were improving their weapon systems from Magic to Magic 2, Matra R 530 to Super Matra Super 530 and finally MICA series.
There is plenty of improvements in Radars, avionics, Targeting pods etc. etc.
F-16s were sold in thousands and can't compare the size of USAF and FrIF. USAF themselves using lots of F-16s.
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he Egypt had no option too, even the Egypt mirage-2000's bought from France are without any bvr missile, the matter of fact is that due to Israel and US Pressure no NATO country was willing to provide Egypt with bvr missiles , so for them F-16's or mirage-2000s all are same because both come without bvr missiles
Egyptians were received Matra BVRs.