Lavi multirole fighter

The Lavi (Hebrew for Lion Cub) was an Israeli attempt to produce a new generation fighter/attack aircraft, incorporating many of the advanced technology concepts embodied in the multinational EFA project, the French Rafale and the Swedish Gripen aircraft.

Like the EFA, Rafale and Gripen , the Lavi featured a close-coupled planform with cropped, swept delta wings and all-moving canard surfaces. The Lavi's main planes were designed, developed and manufactured by Grumman Corp.,...