IAI Dagger

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The IAI Dagger is an Israeli-built, export variant of the Mirage 5 fighter-bomber that served as a key combat aircraft for Argentina, notably during the Falklands War.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
IAI Dagger canonical 1
IAI Nesher 1
Mirage family of fighters 1

Statements (35)

Predicate Object
instanceOf combat aircraft
fighter-bomber
airForceDesignation C-412 series (individual aircraft codes)
airframeDerivedFrom Dassault Mirage III
armamentCapability air-to-air missiles
air-to-ground bombs
internal cannon
unguided rockets
basedOn Dassault Mirage 5
configuration single-seat
countryOfOrigin Israel
designedFor export customers
engineType SNECMA Atar 8K-50
surface form: SNECMA Atar turbojet
enteredServicePeriod late 1970s
enteredServiceWith Argentine Air Force
exportVariantOf Mirage 5
manufacturer Israel Aerospace Industries
nationalDesignationInArgentina Dagger A
Dagger B
Dagger C
operatedBySquadron Argentine Air Force
surface form: Grupo 6 de Caza (Argentine Air Force)

Argentine Air Force
surface form: Grupo 8 de Caza (Argentine Air Force)
operatedFrom mainland Argentine air bases
primaryMissionDuringFalklandsWar low-level attack on British naval forces
primaryUser Argentine Air Force
propulsion single turbojet engine
role fighter aircraft
ground-attack aircraft
strike aircraft
sawIntensiveCombatIn 1982
typeDesignation Dagger
usedBy Argentine Air Force
usedInConflict Falklands War
Falklands War
surface form: Guerra de las Malvinas
wingConfiguration delta wing

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Argentine Air Force usedAircraft IAI Dagger
Dassault Aviation notableWork IAI Dagger
this entity surface form: Mirage family of fighters
DEFA 30 mm cannon family mountingPlatform IAI Dagger
this entity surface form: IAI Nesher