I love history and military science, so I created this website as a place to share my passion to you. The F-21, in other words the highest spec F-16, will compete with 7 other aircraft in the IAF bid, more or less the same that competed in an earlier attempt to provide 126 fighter aircraft to the IAF, known as the Medium Multi Role Combat Aircraft (MMRCA), a pretty long and complex program scrapped in 2015 and replaced by a government to government deal with France for the procurement of 36 Rafale jets. Posts, videos, photos contributed to the website please send to: You have entered an incorrect email address! The Kfir remains a potent weapon in Israeli hands and has also been exported to Colombia and Ecuador. Su-35 The Kfir’s first recorded combat action took place on November 9, 1977, during an Israeli air strike on a training camp at Tel Azia, in Lebanon. Lockheed Martin has just unveiled the new jet the giant U.S. defense company is offering India in response to the Indian Air Force’s RFI (Request For Information) for 110 fighters, worth over 15B USD. explained in an interview to LiveFist award winning Indian defense site, Watch the F-35 perform its international airshow debut with an Air Power Demo, DeMotivational Poster: the future of China's most advanced stealth fighter. Kfir TC2, a two-seat training version developed from C2 with an electronic warfare platform. The Suomen Ilmavoimat (Finnish Air Force). The role of the Kfir as the Israeli Air Force’s primary air superiority asset was short-lived, as the first F-15 Eagle fighters from the United States were delivered to Israel in 1976. I’m Dung Tran, the person behind all this content. Shortly afterwards, all Israeli Air Force C.2s began to be upgraded to the C.7 version, with enhanced weight performance, making the Kfir more suitable to its new fighter-bomber role. Kfir Walk-Around The IAI Kfir sports a tail-less delta wing planform, basically defining it as an aircraft not featuring horizontal tail planes. Since acquiring independence in 1947, the state of Israel relied heavily upon French patronage for modern weapons to defend itself against its Arab neighbors. Based on the first animations and renderings appeared online, the F-21 will embed further modifications the most evident of those is the probe of the IFR (In Flight Refueling) system coming out from the right dorsal CFT: From the dorsal section, to a triple launcher to the probe-drogue system, here’s everything that’s different in @LockheedMartin’s F-21 compared to the F-16 Block 70. And because the J-79 runs hotter than the original French power plant, four additional airscoops were installed. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Learn how your comment data is processed. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. This was a potent craft but possessed all the shortcomings of the original Mirage III design. However, the resulting new craft, the Kfir (Lion Cub), was revealed to the world in 1975. Downed by Lockheed Martin's 6th generation combat plane. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Kfir is a multi-role fighter developed by Israel based on the Dassault Mirage 5 airframe with domestic electronics and engines from the United States. The one proposed by the F-16 Block 70 upgrade was an evolution of the baseline Viper cockpit with the HUD (head-up display), two large displays on the front panel and a high-resolution, color video CPD (Center Pedestal Display). Kfir is equipped with a pair of Rafael’s 30mm DEFA-553 cannons that can be used in both air-to-air and air-to-ground roles, each armed with between 120 and 140 rounds. By Richard ClementsThe IAI Kfir, (“Lion Cub” in Hebrew) has just received an upgrade program to extend its life for another 40 years (possibly). Upgraded Kfir jet belonging to the Colombian Air Force. This assessment is based on the experience IAI Lahav has gained processing over 2500 aircraft, upgrading earlier Kfir, F-4E, F-16, A-4M, MiG-21, MiG-27, MiG-29 and Su-22. Hello, my name is Dung Tran. Since 1996, he has written for major worldwide magazines, including Air Forces Monthly, Combat Aircraft, and many others, covering aviation, defense, war, industry, intelligence, crime and cyberwar. TAI Hurkus – Turkey’s new generation turboprop trainer and ground attack aircraft, ShinMaywa US-2 – The most expensive seaplane on the planet comes from Japan, AS565 Panther – One The Most Powerful Utility helicopters widely used today, both civilian and military, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71Y9eLcokyY&list=PL3VCsN9FxInMa14swt-RYUZFDTvT4OmEs, UH-1Y Venom – Still show its role in the US Army, T-50 Golden Eagle – South Korean supersonic advanced trainers and light combat aircraft. F/A-18 However, the aircraft, that would be “specially configured to address the Indian Air Force’s unique requirements and integrates India into the world’s largest fighter aircraft ecosystem with the world’s pre-eminent defence company”, appears to be an enhanced F-16 Block 70, a configuration upgrade of the F-16V, “the most technologically advanced 4th generation fighter in the world” that made its first flight on Oct. 16, 2015, that is an evolution of the proven F-16 Mid-Life Update (MLU) and Common Configuration Improvement Program (CCIP) and that was already pitched to India in the past. The F1C has a better, all weather radar suite. Israel has recently announced a new upgrade program to extend the life of the existing export examples named “Block 60.”. Typhoon The Kfir entered service with the Israeli Air Force in 1975. All of Colombia’s Kfir jets have gone through this program as well as the further twelve examples that were acquired; IAI is hoping that it can sell the Block 60 upgrade to the other two operators. Clockwise from top left: Charles de Gaulle Carrier – How capable is the only French carrier? Thank you. The edges of the vertical tail fins as well as the main wings are swept-back. According to many military analysts, the French arms embargo imposed on Israel in 1967 to prevent the delivery of Mirage 5J fighters that touched Tel Aviv’s pride, created an important premise for Israel to establish a domestic aircraft industry.

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