A Colombian Aerospace Force Kfir, from the 111th Combat Squadron
Role
Fighter-bomber, multirole combat aircraft
Type of aircraft
National origin
Israel
Manufacturer
Israel Aircraft Industries
First flight
June 1973
Introduction
1976
Status
Active
Primary users
Israeli Air Force (historical) United States Navy (historical) Colombian Aerospace Force Sri Lanka Air Force
Number built
220+
Developed from
Dassault Mirage 5 IAI Nesher
Variants
IAI Nammer
The Israel Aircraft Industries Kfir (Hebrew: כְּפִיר, "Lion Cub") is an Israeli all-weather multirole combat aircraft based on the French Dassault Mirage 5, with Israeli avionics and an Israeli-built version of the General Electric J79 turbojet engine.
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fighter-bomber to replace aging IAF aircraft such as the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk and IAIKfir; however continuous revisions of the proposed aircraft led to the incorporation...
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