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During 1974, production of the Nesher was phased out in favour of a more advanced Mirage derivative which had been planned in parallel to the Nesher, known as the IAI Kfir. The IAF retired the type during the 1970s. The aircraft were later sold to the Argentine Air Force, where they were operated under the name Dagger.
The Nesher was followed by the IAI Kfir ("lion cub"), which was developed as a result of Israel's need for adapting the Dassault Mirage III to the specific requirements of the Israeli Air Force. The Kfir entered service with the IAF in 1975, the first units being assigned to the 101st "First Fighter" Squadron .
The Israeli Air Force has operated a number of domestically produced types such as the IAI Nesher, and later, the more advanced IAI Kfir. On June 7, 1981, eight IAF F-16s covered by six F-15s carried out Operation Opera to destroy the Iraqi nuclear facilities at Osiraq.
Nesher (Vulture) נשר IAI Lavi: 1986: 1987: Lavi (Lion) לביא Lockheed Martin F-16I: 2004-Sufa (Storm) סופה Lockheed Martin F-35I: 2016-Adir (Mighty) אדיר
Retired: Dassault Mirage III (only for a short time), IAI Nesher, IAI Kfir, General Dynamics F-16A/B Active: General Dynamics F-16I: Active: 254 Squadron.
The squadron was established in 1972 at the Etzion Airbase of the IAF, in the northeast Sinai, not far from the Gulf of Aqaba.The first planes that were taken in by the "Guardians of the Arava" squadron were IAI Nesher planes which was the first fighter plane produced by IAI according to the plans of the French Dassault Mirage 5.
IAI Nesher, a standard Mirage 5 with revised avionics. IAI Kfir, re-engined with further revised avionics and canard foreplane. IAI Nammer, again re-engined with ...
From 1955 until 1973 it flew the Dassault Ouragan (Hurricane), from then on the IAI Nesher (griffon vulture) and from 1976 the improved IAI Kfir (young lion). In 1986 the 113 Squadron at Hatzor was closed and re-established in 1989/90 at Ramon Airbase with AH-64 Apache attack helicopters.