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IAI Kfir C.2 at the entrance to Sri Lanka Air Force Headquarters, Colombo The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) acquired six Kfir C.2s and a single TC.2 in 1995–1996. A further nine aircraft had been added to the inventory by 2005, including four C.2s and four C.7s acquired in 2000.
The squadron was formed on January 5, 1996 at the SLAF Katunayake with six IAI Kfir multi-role fighter jets acquired from Israel, with US State Department approval. These included five C2 types and a TC.2 type trainer. At its formation the squadron had six pilots, four engineers and 70 technicians along with the six aircraft.
IAI Kfir: 1975: 1996: Kfir (Lion Cub) כפיר IAI Nesher: 1971: 1986: Nesher (Vulture) נשר IAI Lavi: 1986: 1987: Lavi (Lion) לביא ... 2000: Douglas DC-4/C-54 ...
Retired: IAI Kfir, Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23, McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II, Mikoyan MiG-29 Active: McDonnell Douglas F-15C/D Eagle, McDonnell Douglas F-15I, General Dynamics F-16C/D, General Dynamics F-16I, Lockheed Martin F-35I: Active
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. Over the following years, several ...
The Dassault Mirage 5 is a French supersonic attack aircraft/fighter-bomber designed by Dassault Aviation during the 1960s and manufactured in France and other countries. It was derived from Dassault's popular Mirage III fighter and spawned several variants of its own, including the IAI Kfir.
F-4E Kurnass 2000 F-5E/F Tiger-II McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon [1] Dassault Mirage III Dassault Mirage 5 Dassault Mirage 2000 Eurofighter Typhoon [2] IAI Nesher/Dagger/Finder IAI Kfir HAL Tejas KAI T-50 Golden Eagle [3] Leonardo M-346FA Master [4] Saab JAS 39 Gripen [5] Sukhoi Su-30MKI [citation needed] Su ...
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