What is IAI Kfir?
{|{{Infobox aircraft begin |name= |image= IAI Kfir.JPG |caption= '''IAI Kfir''' in Madatech museum, Haifain 2008 }}{{Infobox aircraft type |type= [[fighter aircraft|Fighter]]-[[bomber]]. |national origin =[[Israel]] |manufacturer= [[Israel Aircraft Industries]]. |first flight= [[1970]] |introduction= [[1975]] |status= Active |primary user= [[Israel Defense Forces|Heyl Ha'Avir]]. |produced= |number built= 225 |unit cost= 4.5 millions $ }} |} [[File:IAI Kfir C2 3-view line drawing.jpg|thumb|IAI Kfir C2]] The '''Israel Aircraft Industries Kfir''' or '''IAI Kfir''' is an [[Israel]]i [[fighter aircraft|fighter]]-[[bomber]] aircraft. It is based on the [[France|French]] [[Dassault Mirage 5|Mirage 5]] but with an [[USA|american]] [[turbojet]] and [[avionics]].<ref>{{in lang|fr}} http://www.avionslegendaires.net/avion-militaire/i-a-i-kfir/</ref> It is a single or dual seat. == Users == When [[Israel]] stopped using '''Kfir''' in [[1996]], the aircraft was sold to foreign [[country|countries]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.combataircraft.com/en/Military-Aircraft/IAI/Kfir/|title=IAI Kfir - CombatAircraft.com|website=www.combataircraft.com}}</ref> [[Colombia]], [[Ecuador]], and [[Sri Lanka]] bought some of them. Between [[1985]] and [[1989]], the [[U.S. Navy]] rented twenty five single-seat Kfir, as '''F-21A'''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/kfir-jet/|title=F-21 Kfir Fighter Jet|publisher=}}</ref> [[USA|American]] Kfir were used for ''dissimilar air combat training'', for simulation of [[USSR|Soviet]] fighter aircraft like [[MiG-23 Flogger]]. [[Sri Lanka]] used the '''Kfir''' against the [[Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam|Tamils Tigers]]<ref>{{in lang|fr}} http://www.aviationsmilitaires.net/display/aircraft/47 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120915075342/http://www.aviationsmilitaires.net/display/aircraft/47 |date=2012-09-15 }}</ref> rebellion. == Bibliography == * Frawley, Gerard, ''The international directory of military aircraft 20