Tag: Israeli Air Force
Gantz holds farewell flight with Israeli Air Force commander Norkin
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz held a farewell flight together with Israeli Air Force Commander Maj. Gen. Amikam Norkin in an F-15 on Wednesday. During the event, Gantz thanked Norkin for “tens of years...
The US promised, Israel delivered
The two reported Israeli strikes on secret facilities where the Syrian regime planned to restart its chemical weapons manufacturing program had three goals. The first was to keep non-conventional weapons out of Syria’s hands,...
Israel struck Syrian chemical weapons sites twice since 2020, says report
Israel attacked chemical-weapons sites in Syria on two separate occasions since 2020, reported The Washington Post on Monday.
According to the report, in June of this year, the Israeli Air Force struck three sites near Damascus and...
UAE Air Force commander makes historic visit to IAF’s Blue Flag drill
The Commander of the United Arab Emirate Air Force, Maj. Gen. Staff Pilot Ibrahim Nasser Mohammed Al Alawi, paid a historic visit to Israel to observe the Israeli Air Force’s Blue Flag international air...
Israeli prime minister reveals Mossad operation to find info on missing soldier
Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett disclosed on Monday that Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency started an operation in September to find information about the fate of missing Israeli Air Force navigator Ron Arad.
“It was a...
Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar named next Israeli Air Force chief
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz on Monday announced the appointment of Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar as the next commander of the Israeli Air Force.
Bar is slated to replace IAF chief Maj. Gen. Amikam Norkin.
Bar...
Israeli and American militaries tighten air-defense cooperation
Representatives from the U.S. and Israeli Air Forces met last month to discuss a remarkable development: what the Israel Defense Forces described as “updated orders for the cooperation between the two nations’ air-defense systems...
In wake of rocket attacks on Israel, Hezbollah tries to signal it’s ‘in control’
Hezbollah’s decision to fire 19 rockets at northern Israel on Friday came after the Lebanese terror organization took 24 hours to deliberate over a major dilemma: How should it respond to Israeli airstrikes in Southern Lebanon,...
Russia’s new ‘Checkmate’ stealth jet expected to arrive in the Middle East
As soon as it can enter into operations, the new Russian single-engine stealth fighter jet will likely arrive in the Middle East through future arms sales to local countries, though this does not form...
Israeli Air Force welcomes fifth-ever female fighter pilot
Four women and 35 men received their Israeli Air Force wings last week at a graduation ceremony in Hatzerim Air Force Base in the Negev Desert.
The newly minted IAF pilots include the first woman...