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Former Israeli Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion (right) visits the “Machal 101” air squadron. Pilot Gideon Lichtman is pictured at the far left. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

American pilot who made history for Israel’s Air Force to be laid to rest...

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An American pilot who scored Israel’s then-budding air force’s initial aerial kill of an adversarial fighter is expected to be laid to rest at Arlington National Cemetery, where troops from the Civil War through...
An Israeli Air Force F-35 fighter jet flies during an air show at the Hatzerim Air Base in the Negev Desert, Dec. 29, 2016. Photo by Miriam Alster/Flash90.

Israel’s air force appoints first female pilot to command a flight squadron

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The Israel Air Force has appointed its first female pilot to command a flight squadron. The pilot, Major G (full name withheld for security reasons), will be promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel in...

IAF hits Hamas post in Gaza in response to rocket fire into Israel

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The Israeli Air Force bombed a Hamas post in the Gaza Strip overnight after terrorists in the coastal enclave fired a rocket into Israel’s south. The rocket was launched at 11:30 p.m. but did not trigger...