Delays in the Dassault Rafale fourth-generation fighter program led to a development program for an updated Mirage 2000N dedicated to conventional attack, originally designated Mirage 2000N cousin.
It was to complement SEPECAT Jaguar daylight strike fighters by providing a night/bad weather attack capability.

Formal development began in 1988.
The designation was changed to Mirage 2000D in 1990, with the "D" standing for "Diversifie/Multirole".
Initial flight of the Mirage 2000D prototype, a modified Mirage 2000N prototype, was on 19 February 1991.
That led to first flight of a production aircraft 31 March 1993 and introduction to service in April 1995.
86 Mirage 2000Ds were built in all to last delivery in 2001.

The Mirage 2000D featured:
An NVG-compatible cockpit, with improved "hands on throttle and stick (HOTAS)" controls and a partial "glass cockpit" arrangement.
The pilot obtained a second display, and the back-seater received two more for a total of three in the rear.

A modernized ULISS 52P navigation system with Global Positioning System (GPS) capability,
An improved Antilope 50 terrain-following system.

An updated "ICMS 2" countermeasures system, with SERVAL RWR, Chameleon jammer, and Spirale dispensers.

Full-specification Mirage 2000D-R1 aircraft could carry stores such as:
All major dumb munitions, such as iron bombs, Belouga cluster bombs, Durandal runway breaker bombs, BAP 100 and BAP 120 clusters, Matra 68 millimeter rocket pods, and cannon pods.

Laser-guided weapons such as the AS-30L ASM or French and US LGBs, with the munitions directed by an ATLIS II or improved optical-infrared PDLCT and high-resolution PDLCTS targeting pods, attached to a pylon under the right air intake.
The navigator/WSO in the back seat handled laser targeting while the pilot in the front flew the aircraft.
Carriage of the next-generation Damocles pod is now under consideration.

The ARMAT antiradar missile, though this is rarely carried.

The Mirage 2000D remains in service, with various improvements such as the MICA IR.
A general upgrade designated Mirage 2000D-R2 machine was delivered from 2001.
A second upgrade program was begun in 2009, with better support for the strike role and improvement of air-to-air capabilities.
This provided a multirole capability that compensated for the eventual retirement of the Mirage 2000Cs.
Delays in the Dassault Rafale fourth-generation fighter program led to a development program for an updated Mirage 2000N dedicated to conventional attack, originally designated Mirage 2000N cousin. It was to complement SEPECAT Jaguar daylight strike fighters by providing a night/bad weather attack capability.
Formal development began in 1988. The designation was changed to Mirage 2000D in 1990, with the "D" standing for "Diversifie/Multirole". Initial flight of the Mirage 2000D prototype, a modified Mirage 2000N prototype, was on 19 February 1991. That led to first flight of a production aircraft 31 March 1993 and introduction to service in April 1995. 86 Mirage 2000Ds were built in all to last delivery in 2001.
The Mirage 2000D featured:
An NVG-compatible cockpit, with improved "hands on throttle and stick (HOTAS)" controls and a partial "glass cockpit" arrangement. The pilot obtained a second display, and the back-seater received two more for a total of three in the rear.
A modernized ULISS 52P navigation system with Global Positioning System (GPS) capability,
An improved Antilope 50 terrain-following system.
An updated "ICMS 2" countermeasures system, with SERVAL RWR, Chameleon jammer, and Spirale dispensers.
Full-specification Mirage 2000D-R1 aircraft could carry stores such as:
All major dumb munitions, such as iron bombs, Belouga cluster bombs, Durandal runway breaker bombs, BAP 100 and BAP 120 clusters, Matra 68 millimeter rocket pods, and cannon pods.
Laser-guided weapons such as the AS-30L ASM or French and US LGBs, with the munitions directed by an ATLIS II or improved optical-infrared PDLCT and high-resolution PDLCTS targeting pods, attached to a pylon under the right air intake. The navigator/WSO in the back seat handled laser targeting while the pilot in the front flew the aircraft. Carriage of the next-generation Damocles pod is now under consideration.
The ARMAT antiradar missile, though this is rarely carried.
The Mirage 2000D remains in service, with various improvements such as the MICA IR. A general upgrade designated Mirage 2000D-R2 machine was delivered from 2001. A second upgrade program was begun in 2009, with better support for the strike role and improvement of air-to-air capabilities. This provided a multirole capability that compensated for the eventual retirement of the Mirage 2000Cs.
Dassault Mirage 2000N/2000D