| Manufacturer |
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited |
Israeli Aircraft Industries |
| Description |
The HAL Tejas Mark 2 (), or Medium Weight Fighter (MWF), is an Indian 4.5 generation, single-engine, canard delta wing, multirole combat aircraft designed by the Aeronautical Development Agency in collaboration with Aircraft Research and Design Centre (ARDC) of Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for the… |
The Israel Aircraft Industries Kfir () is an Israeli all-weather multirole combat aircraft based on the French Dassault Mirage 5, with Israeli avionics and an Israeli license-built version of the General Electric J79 turbojet engine (J79-J1E). |
| ICAO Code |
|
KFIR |
| First Flight |
|
1973-06-01 |
| Entry Into service |
|
1976-01-01 |
| Designer |
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited |
Israeli Aircraft Industries |
| Type |
|
Fighter-bomber, multirole combat aircraft |
| Length (m) |
14.65 |
15.65 |
| Height (m) |
4.87 |
4.55 |
| Cockpit Crew |
|
1 |
| Max Speed (km/h) |
|
2440 |
| Max Ceiling (m) |
17300 |
17680 |
| Rate of Climb (m/s) |
|
233 |
| Armament |
1 × 30 mm GSh-30-1; 13 hardpoints with a capacity of around 6.5 tonnes (expected), with provisions to carry combinations of :; Air-to-air missile :; MICA (planned); ASRAAM; Meteor (planned); Astra; NG-CCM (planned); Air-to-surface missile :; BrahMos-NG ALCM; LR-ALCM (planned); Rudram 2/3 (planned); SCALP-EG (planned); Crystal Maze; Anti-radiation missile :; Rudram 1/2 (planned); Bombs:; Precision… |
2× Rafael-built 30 mm (1.18 in) DEFA 553 cannon with 140 rpg; 9390 kg of payload on nine external hardpoints, including bombs such as the Mark 80 series, Paveway series of LGBs, Griffin LGBs, SMKBs, CBU-100 Rockeyes, BLU-107 Matra Durandal, reconnaissance pods or drop tanks; FFAR and Zuni unguided air-to-ground rockets; 4× AIM-9 Sidewinders or Python-series AAMs |
| Max Mach (Mach) |
1.8 |
2.3 |
| National Origin |
India |
Israel |
| Number Built |
|
220 |
| Powerplant Description |
1 × General Electric F414-INS6 afterburning turbofan with FADEC |
1 × IAl Bedek-built General Electric J79-J1E turbojet, 52.9 kN thrust each |
| Primary Users |
Indian Air Force (intended) |
Israeli Air Force (historical), United States Navy (historical) , Colombian Aerospace Force , Sri Lanka Air Force |
| Status |
Prototype development |
In service with Colombia and Sri Lanka |
| Wikipedia Article (URL) |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HAL_Tejas_Mk2 |
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IAI_Kfir |
| Flat Wing Span (m) |
8.5 |
8.22 |
| Flat Wing Area (m²) |
|
34.8 |
| Wake Category |
|
M |
| Aircraft Engine |
General Electric F414 |
General Electric J79 |
| Number of Engines |
1 |
1 |