Tag: Israel Air Force

The attack came in response to the flurry of explosive balloon attacks aimed at Israeli territory by the terrorist group in recent days.

We went to Wikipedia and looked up Arab orchestras that receive assistance from the Israeli government, and found 4 in under 10 minutes.

Israelis living in the Golan Heights, however, were told to continue their usual routine, unless they received further instructions from Home Front Command.

In 2018 alone, Eizenkot said Israel had dropped 2,000 bombs on Iranian targets in near-daily attacks.

The canopy – a heavy glass dome that covers the pilot and navigator on the warplane – was recovered Monday.

Professional Israeli fighter pilots put on a show this week for the graduating fighter pilots at Hatzerim Air Base in southern Israel.

The cadet, Lieutenant Y, is the first member of his community to graduate the program; he is slated to begin active duty as a combat navigator.

The IAF plane is called the ‘Samson’ (Shimshon in Hebrew); in the United States it is called the ‘Super Hercules.’

The F-35s arrived as a 10-day military exercise is taking place in various locations across the country.

At least eight fires erupted in Israeli agricultural fields and forest land by mid-afternoon Wednesday as a result of Hamas-flown incendiary balloons from Gaza.

IAF pilots likewise carried out an air strike Friday against a separate terror cell that was preparing more terror balloon attacks against Israel, eliminating the threat.

Both delegations are learning how to defend themselves and evade the system through instruction from their Ukrainian counterparts.

If an operational necessity arises, the F35 Adirs are ready and prepared."

The Israel Air Force was the first outside the United States to declare Initial Operational Capability of the F-35 stealth fighter jets.

“Bringing more anti-aircraft missiles into Syria won’t solve the Syrian army’s unprofessional and indiscriminate firing of missiles."

Incidents at the border have increased from weekly events to near-daily attacks. The number of Gaza Arabs attempting to storm the security fence and the number of arson attacks is also on the rise.

"When the Syrian Army launched the missiles that hit the Russian plane, IAF jets were already within Israeli airspace... During the strike against the target in Latakia, the Russian plane that was then hit was not within the area of the operation."

Local sources say the target appears to have been an ammunition depot at a scientific research center in Latakia, adding that it wasn't clear whether the depot was run by Syria or Iran.

Residents of the area said at least four explosions were heard, adding there appeared to be an attack on an underground compound near the airport.

The targeted assassination allegedly took placed during one of Israel's retaliatory attacks in Gaza early Thursday morning.

"The Ministry of Defense has not even begun a dialogue with us on our proposal. That is wrong, very wrong. We only ask for a fair chance to compete."

With the new appointment, Major G. will be promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.

Boeing is set to deliver the first of 200 of its own new refueling tankers to the Israel Air Force in two months' time.

"The [Hamas] battalion command’s entire infrastructure has been destroyed, vaporized, turned into a giant hole."

The missile was launched by the air defense system of the Israel Air Force, after its sophisticated radar systems had identified a suspicious penetration by an unknown aircraft.

The ministry did not specify which news outlets it was referring to; however, numerous Arab sources reported on the incident.

Despite much speculation the circumstances surrounding the incident remain unclear. Russia and Israel have not confirmed or denied the reports.

The circumstances surrounding the flight are unclear and no details were released by the IDF.

The attack targeted a site from where the terror kites were being launched by Hamas on Saturday.

The show features a range of aircraft from the start of the state through the decades, including acrobatic planes and modern fighter jets.