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S.C. Air National Guard (Maj. Matthew Booth) · Public domain · Resized · Public domain · Source ↗ · Modified
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Measured figures
Kfir C7 · Length
Single source15.65 m (51 ft 4 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | IAI Kfir | Shenyang J-16 |
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| Type | Fighter-bomber , multirole combat aircraft[source] | — |
| National origin | Israel[source] | People's Republic of China[source] |
| Manufacturer | Israel Aircraft Industries[source] | Shenyang Aircraft Corporation[source] |
| Status | In service with Colombia and Sri Lanka[source] | In service[source] |
21.9 m (71 ft 10 in)[source]
Empty; Kfir C7 · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; Kfir C7 · Empty weight+full internal fuel
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Kfir C7 · Max takeoff weight
Single source7,414 kg (16,345 lb)[source]
10,114 kg (22,298 lb) Empty weight+full internal fuel[source]
16,500 kg (36,376 lb)[source]
Empty; Empty weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Max takeoff weight
Single sourceKfir C7 · 1,000 or 620 or
Single sourceKfir C7 · 540 or
Single sourceKfir C7 · ) Depends on if in attack or interceptor configuration
Single source1,000 or 670 km (620 or 420 mi, 540 or 360 nmi) Depends on if in attack or interceptor configuration[source]
Kfir C7 · 1 × IAl Bedek-built General Electric J79 -J1E turbojet thrust dry
Single sourceKfir C7 · with afterburner
Single source1 × IAl Bedek-built General Electric J79 -J1E turbojet , 52.9 kN (11,900 lbf) thrust dry, 79.62 kN (17,900 lbf) with afterburner[source]
2 × Shenyang WS-10B afterburning turbofans with afterburner
Single source2 × Shenyang WS-10B afterburning turbofans , 135 kN (30,000 lbf) with afterburner[source]
Kfir C7 · Bombs 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
Single sourceBombs: 9,390 kg (20,701 lb) 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[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Primary users |
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Israeli Air Force (historical) United States Navy (historical) Colombian Aerospace Force Sri Lanka Air Force[source] |
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| Number built | 220+[source] | ~ 470 - ~ 500 (As of 2026 )[source] |
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| Introduction date | 1976[source] | 2015–16[source] |
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| First flight | June 1973[source] | — |
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| Developed from | Dassault Mirage 5 IAI Nesher[source] | Shenyang J-11 Su-30MKK[source] |
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| Variant | IAI Nammer[source] | — |
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| Guns | 2× Rafael-built 30 mm (1.18 in) DEFA 553 cannon with 140 rpg[source] | — |
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| Airfoil | 3.5%[source] | — |
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| g limits | 7.5g[source] | +9[source] |
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| Rockets | FFAR and Zuni unguided air-to-ground rockets[source] | — |
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| Missiles | 4× AIM-9 Sidewinders or Python -series AAMs[source] | — |
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| Bombs | 9,390 kg (20,701 lb) 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[source] | — |
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| Hardpoints | Bombs: 9,390 kg (20,701 lb) 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[source] | Munitions on 12 external hardpoints, including:[source] |
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| Role | — | Multirole strike fighter[source] |
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| Primary user | — | People's Liberation Army Air Force[source] |
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| Manufactured | — | 2017–present[source] |
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