Israel Aircraft Industries Kfir (Lion Cub)- 1976 ~ present
- Israeli
- all-weather multirole combat aircraft
- based on French Dassault Mirage 5, with Israeli avionics and an Israeli-built version of the General Electric J79 turbojet engine.
- Kfir C.1 - Basic production variant.
- F-21A Lion - 25 upgraded Kfir C.1 aircraft were leased to the USN and USMC for an aggressor role, were modified and included canards on the air intakes. These canards greatly improved the aircraft maneuverability and slow speed control, and were adopted on later variants.
- Kfir C.2 - Kfir C.1 with aerodynamic improvements. Changes included "dogtoothed" leading edges on the wings, small strakes under the nose and a larger sweep angle of the canards.
- Kfir TC.2 - two-seat training variant of Kfir C.2. It has a longer and lowered nose to improve the pilot's view.
- Kfir C.7 - modified Kfir C.2, with improved J79-GE-J1E engine, 2 more hardpoints under the air intakes, better avionics such as a MFD, HOTAS configured cockpit.
- Kfir TC.7 - two-seat training variant of Kfir C.7.
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