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.

Jul 7, 2021 · Page details technical specifications, development, and operational history of the IAI Kfir (Lion Cub) Multi-Role Combat Aircraft including pictures.

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.

May 6, 2024 · Instead of the SNECMA Atar 9C engine, which produced around 13,240 pound-force of thrust on afterburner, the Kfir was equipped with an Israeli-built copy of the General Electric J79 turbojet...

Jul 10, 2020 · The Kfir resulted from Israel’s attempt to sever its traditional dependency upon France for military aircraft. It was a feat of considerable engineering and placed that country in the forefront of aviation technology.

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.

Aug 8, 2024 · The IAI Kfir is a multi-role fighter developed by Israel from the French Mirage 5, following an arms embargo. Powered by a General Electric J79 engine, the aircraft was designed to maintain Israel’s air superiority.

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

Jul 25, 2005 · The Israeli Kfir (kfir is Hebrew for lion cub) is developed for ground attack missions. IAI combined the delta wing Mirage III/5 airframe with the J79 afterburning turbojet. Compared to the French Mirage III and Mirage 5 it has a more powerful engine, bigger engine air intakes, a longer nose, revised cockpit, Israeli avionics and systems and a ...

Intended for both air-defence and ground-attack roles, the Kfir retains the standard Mirage fixed armament of two 30mm DEFA cannon and can carry a variety of external weapons including the Rafael Shafrir 2 air-to-air and Luz-1 air-to-surface missiles.