Talk:Dassault Mirage 2000/Archive 2

Comparable aircraft
Taking the precedence from other "fighter" aircraft articles I have removed the comparable aircraft section, for the little value it gives to the article as it is a source of original research and edit wars. Appreciate if it is not added in without further discussion or consensus either way. MilborneOne (talk) 16:13, 22 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Agreed, this is a constant source of childish editing and POV-pushing, distracting from what should be the focus of editing, the body of the text itself. Kyteto (talk) 12:21, 23 April 2012 (UTC)
 * I agree with user Kyteto!.--Bolzanobozen (talk) 14:15, 28 August 2017 (UTC)
 * Any reason why you are commenting on old talk page discussions on various aircraft types? MilborneOne (talk) 14:57, 28 August 2017 (UTC)

I am adding a few fourth generation aircraft that are considered to be comparable in role design and era. If anyone objects, please let me know. Again, if anyone is seeing this, please keep it civil. The main point is to edit the main body, this is just a note at the end. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.91.121.3 (talk)


 * I've reverted your edits. You need to seek a consensus to add the aircraft per the note in that section before adding them, not just post a note saying you've added them as you did. BilCat (talk) 16:48, 3 June 2021 (UTC)
 * I've clarified the hidden note to make it clear that a consensus needs to be sought before adding the aircraft. Thanks. BilCat (talk) 16:55, 3 June 2021 (UTC)

Right then, thanks for the clarification. Alright, please let me know if you are okay with me publishing these aircraft in the comparable aircraft section: If anyone reading has other suggestions or want to remove a few suggestions, then you are welcome to — Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.91.121.3 (talk) 16:15, 6 June 2021 (UTC)
 * F/A 18 Hornet
 * F-16 Fighting Falcon
 * MiG-29
 * Sukhoi Su-30
 * JAS 39 Gripen
 * Chengdu J-10


 * I don't think the situation has changed. We still have edit warring on other similar articles over which aircraft belong here, and I don't expect it to be different here. But if several other editors agree with you, then they can be added. BilCat (talk) 20:06, 6 June 2021 (UTC)

Untitled
I have added a YouTube video.
 * Moitraanak (talk) 20:02, 20 October 2019 (UTC)


 * Hey, please follow WP:EL and do not place web links in article text in the future. -Fnlayson (talk) 20:16, 20 October 2019 (UTC)

French-language sources
Hello, does any editor know what would be considered high-quality French-language sources, whether that be websites, journals or magazines, about the Mirage 2000? I'm looking for a more French perspective on the jet, especially with regards to its service with the French Air Force. Cheers, --Sp33dyphil ©hatontributions 07:55, 25 April 2017 (UTC)


 * @Sp33dyphil : read fr:Dassault Mirage 2000 . Or these :-) --Neun-x (talk) 11:47, 14 June 2018 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 26 February 2019
The last line in section titled Operational history - INDIA which reads

"On 26 February 2019, twelve Mirage 2000 aircraft were used to strike a Jaish-e-Mohammed training camp in Balakot, Pakistan"

may not be factually correct. The source mentioned for the said comment was an Indian news outlet and may be biased. The said attack occurred just a few hours ago and is under investigation. Also, Pakistan catagorically denies having Jaish-e-Mohammed camps on its soil. I would suggest that the said line be changed to:

"On 26 February 2019, it was claimed by the Indian government that twelve Mirage 2000 aircraft were used to strike an alleged Jaish-e-Mohammed training camp in Balakot, Pakistan." Gfndusa2000 (talk) 17:27, 26 February 2019 (UTC)


 * Instead of using a weasel word like "claimed", I added "reportedly". -Fnlayson (talk) 17:39, 26 February 2019 (UTC)

Other info
Or India strikes Pakistan: PM Modi meets, congratulates Army, Navy, IAF chiefs for collective effort | As it happened India Today February 27, 2019 Or First Visual Proof of India's Air Strike on JeM Camp In Balakot In Pakistan Or Masood Azhar's Brother Admits IAF Jets Struck Jaish Training Camp In Pak Or BBC News of 26 February 2019: Balakot: Indian air strikes target militants in Pakistan The well-known Pakistan-based/focussed Italian journalist Francesca Marino talks on a video providing details of what did happen, names of who were killed, how the Pak Army tried to change the outlook of that site, how small bombs were used to create craters and more. There are too many references to list, so you could look her up on Linked-in, Facebook, Google, etc. The pertinent point here is that the Spice 2000 bomb is a penetration bomb that explodes after a preset time, a couple of seconds post impact. As seen in trials over a flat expanse of land, it creates a mound of earth and NOT a crater as painstakingly created by Pak Army personnel. Moitranaak (talk) 16:44, 4 March 2019 (UTC) CNN-News18 Accesses The Encrypted Jaish Message, Jaish Appears To Be Rattled After Balakot As seen above, this was a 27 ac mission, starting shortly after midnight with 2 AWACS, one AAR and one AEW&C getting airborne. Heron drones were also used. The 12 Mirages took off an hour later, 3 SU-30MKI a further half hour later along with three more as decoys, near Barmer and abeam the JeM Hq in Pakistan at Bahawalpur, 450 km south of the actual targets. 5 MiG-29s were on cockpit alert, tasked with air defence for any sector, including the transport aircraft if required. I will add the exact times soon * Moitranaak (talk) 10:23, 29 July 2019 (UTC) 14:01, 4 March 2019 (UTC) '''Pakistan: How did Indian Mirage 2000 manage to enter came(sic) back securely? (BBC Hindi)''' Masood Azhar's Brother Admits IAF Jets Struck Jaish Training Camp In Pak
 * Moitranaak (talk) 10:23, 29 July 2019 (UTC) 18:44, 2 June 2019 (UTC)Removed Sanskrit names, now deprecated by the IAF. Ref my Talk page.
 * Moitranaak (talk) 10:23, 29 July 2019 (UTC) 14:01, 4 March 2019 (UTC) You may like to check the article by Maria Abi-Habib and Austin Ramzy in The New York Times of Feb. 25, 2019.
 * Moitranaak (talk) 10:23, 29 July 2019 (UTC) 11:29, 18 March 2019 (UTC)Surgical Strike 2.0: 'It's your turn to get ready for our surprise,' says Pakistan Army to India after IAF destroys Jaish terror camps in Balakot

24 Pakistani Jets Tried To Cross Over, Stopped By 8 Air Force Fighters I plan to develop this story, once India gives it an Op Name. It is rather silly to wash away the 0320-0340 PST (2150-2210 UTC)attacks by Mirage 2000H as a figment of imagination, with Pak PM Imran Khan explaining away live the PAF retaliatory 24 ac strike of 27 Feb as a show of force, when the triple layered strike force had to turn back when warned of 8 IAF fighters screaming in to intercept, including 4 x SU-30MKI, 2 x Mirage 2000I, both armed with BVR missiles and 2 x MiG-21 Bison. The first to reach was the MiG-21 Bison ex-Srinagar and the single merge of an F-16B with the Bison ended in MAD. At this moment, the Mirage 2000I were 45 km away, the SU-30MLI a further 25km but all six had a Radar Lock on one each of the many PAF aircraft present. This radar lock forced the PAF to turn back, as they couldn't afford to lose even one aircraft in Indian territory. Limited in performance by the load carried, the closest-to-tgt raiding ac had to drop their load, meant for Military Hq, just 3-5 km short of tgt. They flew out of BVR missile range within 60 secs. 5 Spice 2000 bombs were dropped by 6 of the raiding Mirage 2000 50 Km from tgt, the max distance being ~64 km. The remaining were advised to abort as the designated tgts had been hit. Films showed that 4 x Spice 2000 bombs had hit two of the three designated targets and the fifth was a probable as its target was shielded from lateral view by trees. The sixth was not within his window of launch and the aircraft did not permit release of the bomb. 7 Spice 2000 bombs were taken back.* Moitranaak (talk) 10:23, 29 July 2019 (UTC) originally Moitranaak (talk) 11:29, 18 March 2019 (UTC) Moitranaak (talk) 10:23, 29 July 2019 (UTC) 12:59, 21 March 2019 (UTC)
 * Moitranaak (talk) 10:23, 29 July 2019 (UTC) 14:01, 4 March 2019 (UTC) More is to follow with a GLOBAL FIRST, the shooting down of an F-16 by a MiG-21. The captain of the F-16D two-seater was reportedly Wg Cdr Shahzaz Ud Din, No 19 Sqn (Sherdils). Both pilots ejected safely and their parachutes were seen deploying. Sadly, Shahzaz was lynched by a camera-toting ill-informed group of villagers. The other PAF pilot touched down first and was accepted as Pakistani, which is why the incensed villagers didn't accept Shahzaz's claim of being one of them. Those videos went viral and the loss of the F-16 can no longer be hidden, as is often noticed in Pakistan. The credit of a MiG-21 downing the "omnipotent F-16" goes to an Indian pilot, Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman.  The semi-protected edit request of 26 February 2019 should now be denied. Gfndusa2000 has left this space.//
 * Moitranaak (talk) 10:23, 29 July 2019 (UTC) 11:29, 18 March 2019 (UTC)Where is Gfndusa2000??


 * This edit request has been answered so no real need to keep adding commentary, if you wish to improve the article then please make a new request or start a new topic, thanks. MilborneOne (talk) 17:24, 20 March 2019 (UTC)

Thanks. This topic has been started as a fresh chapter. I will use that page.* Moitranaak (talk) 10:23, 29 July 2019 (UTC) 12:59, 21 March 2019 (UTC)


 * The Indian Govt as well as the IAF has managed its disinfo programme brilliantly. I say so because I was shown what actually happened, under a DND.* Moitranaak (talk) 18:55, 29 July 2019 (UTC)

References for the hangar collapse of 30 years back
In this connection, please refer Moitranaak Talk page. The incident is described in detail. All relevant references are classified, and the single annotated reference is far from correct. The cost of damage is astronomical- I wonder where the magazine got its figures from. Each of the first 40 jets was bought at US$18 million. A close to total media blackout was successfully imposed. I took over command of that Sqn the next year, perhaps I should know better. --Moitraanak (talk) 12:22, 28 February 2019 (UTC)
 * , the criteria for inclusion in Wikipedia is verifiability, not truth. Even if what is written in Wikipedia contradicts your personal experiences, you may not add your version without citing a reliable source. Since you say that there are no references to back your claim, it cannot be retained. —Gazoth (talk) 14:37, 28 February 2019 (UTC)


 * References for the hangar collapse of 30 years back.

Thank you for informing me about what Wikipedia desires. I have been wasting time for years over trivia. When I next go to Gwalior, I'll get credible, referenced and unclassified data from the IAF, the Engineers, the Court of Enquiry into the incident and the Board of Officers I headed. Where did an American newspaper get its data from? The verifiability of data from this site needs to be checked. http://articles.latimes.com/1989-06-02/news/mn-1193_1_damage-collapses-hangar It doesn't even have a date for the event, for goodness sake. Moreover, I have not included any actual events in the article.Moitraanak (talk) 12:46, 4 March 2019 (UTC)

Renaming of IAF Aircraft
All aircraft in the Indian Air Force were given Sanskrit names sometime in the late 80s. For instance, the Mirage 2000 was rechristened Vajra, Jaguars became Shamsher, IL-76s became Gajraj, etc. This idea died a natural death. Later inductions like the SU-30MKI, Hawk, Pilatus, C-17 Globemaster, C-130 Hercules, etc., have no Sanskrit names. There is no record of these decisions in the public domain. I think that these names should be removed. --Moitraanak (talk) 09:09, 21 March 2019 (UTC) If there is no objection to my proposal, I will remove these names on April 21, 2019.--Moitraanak (talk) 09:47, 21 March 2019 (UTC)

The 2002 LGB Attack
The role of the Mirage 2000 in the LGB raid of 2002, detailed under July–August strikes in the 2001–02 India–Pakistan standoff is not mentioned here. I have added it. The dates published here vary by 3 days from those listed under the Huffington Post article on the same. I have taken the latter as there are more inaccuracies in the Wikipedia article.
 * Moitraanak (talk) 09:22, 27 March 2019 (UTC)

CHECK VIDEO
Hi all, Help reqd, please. How do I find out if the u/m YouTube video is genuine? It is linked to the Balakot attack by 12 Mirage 2000H. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=28zkCei4kbI
 * Moitraanak (talk) 15:34, 29 March 2019 (UTC)
 * , self-published sources are generally considered to be unreliable. Under certain conditions they could be considered as reliable, but this satisfies none of them. —Gazoth (talk) 16:51, 29 March 2019 (UTC)

Removal of Comment
The sale of American-built F-16A/Bs to Pakistan prompted India to enter talks with France regarding the purchase of the Mirage 2000.[further explanation needed][29]         changed to The 1981 agreement to sell 40 US-built F-16s to Pakistan (28 F-16A + 12 F-16B) altered the fragile status quo in respect of Air Power in favour of Pakistan and prompted India to enter talks with France regarding the purchase of the Mirage 2000, a newer aircraft seen to be the equivalent of the F-16A/B. --Moitraanak (talk) 18:24, 2 June 2019 (UTC)
 * I have added this reference where a citation reqd comment had been inserted: Moitraanak (talk) 13:29, 4 February 2020 (UTC)

Orphaned references in Dassault Mirage 2000
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A Commons file used on this page or its Wikidata item has been nominated for speedy deletion
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India's Mirage 2000 purchase
India Purchased old Mirage 2000s from France in 2021. 13 of them would be added to the Air force and the rest would be used for spares. Would anyone be able to update the numbers. Kunal Mystry (talk) 02:45, 28 January 2022 (UTC)

Mirage in Belgium
FYI: Belgium used to have Mirages. I see no reference to this. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2A02:1812:D11:1C00:202B:A138:5D:E34C (talk) 13:55, 29 June 2022 (UTC)


 * Apologies. Belgian Air Force flew Mirage 5. Pardon my memory. 2A02:1812:D11:1C00:202B:A138:5D:E34C (talk) 13:59, 29 June 2022 (UTC)