The IAI Kfir (“Lion Cub”) was an Israeli multirole fighter jet born out of necessity in the late 1960s after France imposed ...

Ecuador and Peru went to war for the third time in the 20th century. Area of operations was located in scarcely populated jungle where both sides had military outposts. Both countries involved their ...

Colombia's Kfir C10s are all but obsolete. Replacing them with new aircraft has taken a decade in fits and starts. (USAF) Colombia has signed a letter of intent (LoI) with Sweden to purchase the ...

Israel Aerospace Industries promises very short delivery schedules for the renovated jets, which it claims are even better than fourth-generation jets. By GLOBES AUGUST 6, 2013 23:35 Kfir Brigade ...

The Kfir used a Bedek-built General Electric J79 engine, which provided 11,900 pounds of thrust dry, and 17,900 pounds of thrust with afterburners. The engine allowed for a maximum speed of 1,520 ...

One of the earliest catalysts that spurred Israeli investments in a robust defense industry was the story behind the IAI Kfir (Hebrew for "Lion Cub") — an Israel-built fighter jet that is ...

Israel sold IAI Kfir fighter jets, Super Dvora Mk III-class patrol boats, Saar 4 class missile boats and Gabriel missiles, according to Amarasinghe.

IAI Kfir: Israel Finds a Way to Get its Fighter Jet Using spies to obtain the technical specifications for both the Mirage 5’s airframe and engine, Israel was able to reverse engineer the Mirage 5.

The Kfir jets are also armed with weapons acquired from Israel, including the Derby BVR medium-range air-to-air missiles from Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Griffin laser-guided-bombs from IAI.

Finally, in 2023, after years of failed attempts to acquire the French Mirage 2000, the Israeli IAI KFIR C-12 and the South Korean KAI-50 due to a lack of resources and political will as well as ...

The IAI Nesher aircraft proved in the 1973 Yom Kippur War to be as good as the French "original." After the conflict, the design of the aircraft was improved. From the Nesher was born the first truly ...

Third Aerial Girls Squad is a one-off fighter jet anime, similar to Initial D, that offers an engaging half-hour watch.