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| - It is based on a modified Dassault Mirage 5 airframe, with Israeli avionics and an Israeli-built version of the General Electric J79 turbojet engine.
- The Kfir was developed from the French Dassault Mirage 5, which was heavily modified to use Israeli avionics and a General Electric J79 engine, which gave it a top speed of 1,516 mph. It first flew in June, 1973 performing well enough to enter production and service, with over 220 being built. The Kfir was also used by the US Navy and US Marine Corps as adversary aircraft for Dissimilar Air Combat Training (DACT), and is still used by Columbia, Sri Lanka, and Ecuador.
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| - It is based on a modified Dassault Mirage 5 airframe, with Israeli avionics and an Israeli-built version of the General Electric J79 turbojet engine.
- The Kfir was developed from the French Dassault Mirage 5, which was heavily modified to use Israeli avionics and a General Electric J79 engine, which gave it a top speed of 1,516 mph. It first flew in June, 1973 performing well enough to enter production and service, with over 220 being built. The Kfir was also used by the US Navy and US Marine Corps as adversary aircraft for Dissimilar Air Combat Training (DACT), and is still used by Columbia, Sri Lanka, and Ecuador. The Kfir can be armed with two 30 mm cannons, 12,780 lbs of bombs, two missles of varying types, and/or a variety of air-to-ground rockets. It needs just one pilot, has a combat radius of 477 miles, and a service ceiling of 58,000 feet. It was retired from Israeli service in 1996.
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