A large veil of secrecy lies above the Israeli Air Force (IAF – or Heyl Ha'Avir). The air arm is combat proven at an extremly high degree, but due to the sensitivity of their operations only very few information ...
... so they show their gratitude and refer of course to Ezer Weizmann, who was, amongst many other high ranking positions within the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF), also Defence Minister and later on became ...
A unique and rarely offered possibility to see the aircraft of the Israeli Defence Forces / Air Force (IDF/AF) in action is the chance to attend the annual graduation ceremony of future IDF/AF pilots ...
A historic first! August 2020 saw the visit of Israeli Air Force (IAF) F-16C/D “Barak” fighter jets deploying to Germany. With security on high alert and very restricted access to Nörvenich air base, ...
Twice a year, around three-dozen Israeli Air Force (IAF) officers receive their wings. Of these, roughly half will go on to become fighter pilots or weapons system officers, a third will fly helicopters, ...
With thundering afterburners four F-35A Lightning II soar into the clear blue sky of the Negev desert. They are followed by another four F-15 "Baz" of the Israeli Air Force. The jets are the vanguard of ...
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Israeli Air Force Participation
Less widely published as in recent years in the beginning of the exercise was the presence of Israeli F-16C Fighting Falcons from Ramat David. They flew partly separated ...
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Also the combination of an Israeli manufactured Litening pod with a Soviet laser-guided bomb was a clear sign to keep the strength of their fleet up-to-date.
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... APG-65GY radar (also used on the F-18C/Ds) as well as new avionics such as navigation and communication systems, partly provided by Israeli companies.
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Armament upgrades ...
Once again there was the chance in 2011 to visit the graduation ceremony of the Israeli Air Force's (IAF) Pilot Training Course in Hatzerim. This year it was course #162 and the aerial performers did ...
... on the list for visits during the Open Doors of the Israel Air Force. The static displays were quite similar to the previous ones and access was as usually only granted for Israeli citizens with the exception ...
... numbers from 300.000 to about 3.5 million per year was achieved at the airport, when important infrastructure at the airport was again destroyed by Israeli attacks on July 13th, 2006. During the build-up ...
... One, if not the only possibility to have a look at their aircraft is during the Air Force Day, that is celebrated in connection with the Israeli Independence day and is usually at the end of April or beginning ...
