Conflict archive

Sri Lankan Civil War Weapons and Equipment

Long civil war between the Sri Lankan state and the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.

The Sri Lankan Civil War was a long-running insurgent and counterinsurgent conflict between Sri Lankan government forces and the LTTE that ended in 2009.

This archive tracks weapon systems directly documented in the Sri Lankan Civil War.

Entries should be limited to systems with direct conflict-use sourcing.

1 weapon systems

Context

Status
Published archive
Domains
land, air

Category

Aircraft & UAVs

Crewed aircraft, drones, and loitering munitions.

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IAI Kfir, Fighter-bomber and multirole combat aircraft, Aircraft & UAVsAircraft & UAVsIAI KfirFighter-bomber and multirole combat aircraftSide: Sri Lankan government forcesRole: Ground-attack fighterBuilt: Israel Aircraft Industries / IsraelThe IAI Kfir is an Israeli fighter-bomber and multirole combat aircraft developed by Israel Aircraft Industries from the Mirage 5 and IAI Nesher lineage. Powered by a license-built General Electric J79 turbojet, the type entered Israeli service in 1975, went on to serve export operators in Colombia and Sri Lanka, and saw combat in the 1982 Lebanon War, the Cenepa War, the Sri Lankan Civil War, and the Colombian armed conflict.

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