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The Israeli Air Force ( IAF; Hebrew: זְרוֹעַ הָאֲוִיר וְהֶחָלָל, romanized : Zroa HaAvir VeHahalal, lit. 'tl', "Air and Space Arm", commonly known as חֵיל הָאֲוִיר , Kheil HaAvir, "Air Corps") operates as the aerial and space warfare branch of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). It was founded on May 28, 1948 ...
List of aircraft of the Israeli Air Force: Fixed wing combat types. Designation Entered Service Left Service Hebrew designation Avia S-199: 1948: 1950: Sakin (Knife ...
History of the Israeli Air Force. Tel Aviv, June 3, 1948: Modi Alon chases a Royal Egyptian Air Force C-47 in an Avia S-199 to score the IAF's first aerial victory. The History of the Israel Air Force begins in May 1948, shortly after the formation of the State of Israel. Following Israel's declaration of independence on May 14, its pre-state ...
IAF F-35I Adir, 2023. Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Israeli procurement is the result of an agreement for the government of Israel to procure the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II for the Israeli Air Force as the F-35I "Adir". The first nine F-35s became operational with the Israeli Air Force in December 2017.
The Israeli Air Force Flight Academy trains aircrew to operate Israeli Air Force aircraft, qualifying fighter, helicopter and transport pilots as well as combat and transport navigators. The IAF flight course is considered one of the most prestigious courses in the IDF. It lasts for three years and is held largely in the Hatzerim Airbase near ...
Hatzerim Airbase. Retired: Supermarine Spitfire, North American P-51 Mustang, Gloster Meteor, Dassault Ouragan, McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II. Active: General Dynamics F-16I. Active. 109 Squadron. The Valley Squadron. טייסת העמק. Ramat David Airbase. Retired: de Havilland Mosquito, Dassault Mystère IV, Douglas A-4 Skyhawk, IAI Kfir.
Operation Focus ( Hebrew: מבצע מוקד, Mivtza Moked) was the opening airstrike by Israel at the start of the Six-Day War in 1967. It is sometimes referred to as the "Sinai Air Strike". At 07:45 on 5 June 1967, the Israeli Air Force (IAF) under Maj. Gen. Mordechai Hod launched a massive airstrike that destroyed the majority of the Egyptian ...
By the time of the Israeli invasion of southern Lebanon in 1982 (Operation Peace for Galilee) the IAF was able to use both its F-15s and F-16s for air superiority roles, leaving the Kfirs to carry out unescorted strike missions. Shortly afterwards, all IAF C.2s began to be upgraded to the C.7 version, with enhanced weight performance, making ...