Sri Lanka Kfir upgrade

The Royal Jordanian Air Force (RJAF) has received the first of four Mi-26T2 heavy-lift helicopters ordered from Russian Helicopters (with options for two more) in 2016. The operating unit is No. 8 Squadron at Amman. The Mi-26T2 is an improved civil/military version of the Halo with new avionics that permit a reduction in flight crew from four to two. The previous separate flight control and navigation systems are replaced by a new NPK90-2 flight/nav complex that includes five multifunctional cockpit displays.

The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) will contract with Israel Aerospace Industries for upgradation of its Kfir fleet. The SLAF requires the latest airframe upgrade, the Kfir Block 60, which is a further modernised version of the Kfir C10, with active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar. If finalised, the programme will likely involve the SLAF’s surviving three Kfir C2, one C7 and two TC2 versions.