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.

El Israel Aircraft Industries Kfir (en hebreo: כפיר, «cachorro de león»), conocido sencillamente como Kfir, es un avión de combate multipropósito supersónico de la familia Mirage, de 4.5 generación de fabricación israelí, diseñado por la empresa Israel Aircraft Industries para las Fuerzas de Defensa Israelíes.

Jun 23, 2020 · The F-21 Kfir fighter jet is a single-seat multitask fighter built by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI). The fighter craft was first built for Israeli Air Force (IAF). The first aircraft entered into service in 1976. Kfir can fly at an altitude of 30,000m with a maximum speed of 2,285km/h over a range of 1,300km.

IAI's Aviation Group offers its versatile all-weather, multi-role supersonic (Mach 2) combat KFIR aircraft to meet fighter aircraft requirements. The KFIR proven platform is able to fulfill both air superiority and air-to-ground roles.

Jan 7, 2025 · In April 50 years ago, the Israeli Air Force put a fighter aircraft developed by its own aviation industry into service. Its name: Kfir, Hebrew for “young lion”.

Jan 28, 2025 · The Israeli Kfir, nicknamed "Young Lion," was a powerful and versatile fighter based on the Mirage III, boasting a J79 engine and impressive speed.

Jul 7, 2021 · The Kfir (translated to "Lion Cub") was a semi-indigenous Israeli fighter development designed to fulfill an IAF (Israeli Air Force) requirement for a ground strike fighter. While Israel had purchased and was awaiting delivery of some 50 new-build Dassault Mirage 5Js from France, an arms embargo all but cancelled deliveries.

Kfir A multi-role fighter that entered service in 1976 and was a mainstay of the IAF for many years. The Kfir is one of the best examples of the 'evolutionary' approach to the development of fighters - an approach which has had impressive results in the history of modern military aviation.

The Kfir is a Israeli fighter aircraft, known for its late Cold War-era operations, notable for South American and Sri Lankan combat deployment.

Engagés au combat au Moyen-Orient dès 1977, puis en Amérique du Sud et au Sri Lanka, les Kfir sont crédités de deux victoires en combat aérien. La première, le 27 juin 1979, fut obtenue par le capitaine Shai Eshel, qui descendit un MiG-21 syrien.