Originally Posted by
perttime
Yes, indeed; it's the Nesher. I thought of mentioning the "Finger" name, but couldn't bring myself to believe anyone would really give that name to a modern jet fighter.
"Vulture" is odd enough.
Here's one description:
http://www.israeli-weapons.com/weapo...er/Nesher.html
And here's another, saying, among other things, that Israel got the blueprints for the engine though espionage:
http://www.globalsecurity.org/milita...ael/nesher.htm