The Israeli Aircraft Industries IAI Kfir, or “Lion Cub,” is an all-weather multi-role fighter with an intriguing backstory. During the 1960s, the lynchpin of the Israeli Air Force was France’s ...

With advanced avionics and mission systems, the 1970s-era delta-winged fighter called Kfir could rank in the same class as contemporary “fourth-generation” fighter jets, say officials from ...

Summary and What You Need to Know: French influence significantly shaped the Middle East, with a lasting impact on Lebanon and later on Israel’s military development. Though under the British Mandate, ...

The U.S. Air Force (USAF) is a sucker for cool photos of its hardware in action, and it likes to constantly flood us with such vistas too. And if there’s one thing we’ve learned from covering these ...

Colombia's Kfir C10s are all but obsolete. Replacing them with new aircraft has taken a decade in fits and starts. (USAF) Colombia has signed a letter of intent (LoI) with Sweden to purchase the Saab ...

Saab AB is offering its single-seat and dual-seat Gripen fighters to the Colombia Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Colombiana: FAC) to replace its Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI) Kfir combat aircraft fleet.

TEL AVIV — With advanced avionics and mission systems, Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) claims its 1970s-era delta-winged fighter, the Kfir, could rank in the same class of contemporary “fourth ...