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Hi all

 

Can anybody tell me what this mirage 2000 possibly carries in the centre pylon and the opposite from the lantirn pod?

 

Clearly carries a lantirn  pod but what carries on the opposite side?

 

 

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It's not a Mirage 2000B but it's KT201: an Indian Air Force Mirage 2000TI which itself is an upgraded 2000TH. I hope an IAF experten chimes in.

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By no means knowledgeable on the Indian Air Force, but I do know a little bit about Israeli weapons (mainly those carried on Kurnasses/ F-4E Terminators  😀) and looking at this photo of the same aircraft which has better exposure of the underside:

https://www.airliners.net/photo/India-Air-Force/Dassault-Mirage-2000TI-Vajra/5494775/L?qsp=eJxtjbEOgkAQRP9lawoJguY6aSy18Ac2e6NegnDZ20JC%2BHfPI7Gym7w3mVlIptHwttscQY4SWOVJFUVWfiVyC3FQUb5bzynIVtvv2qb6iTNG6H9Frj623aGiNKn1cz7wbDiJIBo8bfyiHvpVSFKeH3mnzgF6LZmaLnMfUhy4bMA4DLSuH%2BpJPp0%3D

 

Although similar, the pod would be Litening III rather than Lantirn, as the Indians acquired the former to supplant/replace the French ATLIS; the centreline carries a Popeye PGM, and the opposite inner pylon has a Matra MICA AAM - same missile as carried on the starboard outer station.

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