Posts Tagged: IAF
Despite International Controversy, Israeli Defense Industry Had Record Setting Year in 2023
Israeli defense companies signed a record $13 billion in defense exports in 2023, marking the highest total in the country's history, even as international criticism...
IDF Intensifies Operation in Western Khan Yunis Targeting Terrorist Infrastructure
i24 News - Shin Bet Internal Security Agency (ISA) and Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released a join statement on Sunday, announcing the start of an...
‘Hawkeye’: Israeli Fighter Pilot Holds World Record for Jet Downings
After a record-shattering career in the Israeli Air Force, the pilot who shot down the most enemy jet aircraft in combat of all time distilled...
Israeli Defense Officials Visit Elite Army Units Simulating Multi-Front War in Cyprus
Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz and the IDF’s Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi on Tuesday visited a large-scale joint military exercise conducted in Cyprus to...
IDF Appoints First Female Commander of Air Defense Battalion
i24 News - Israel's Air Force chief Amikam Norkin on Tuesday announced that the IAF has appointed its first female commander of an air defense...
IDF Drops 122 Bombs on Gaza Terrorist Tunnel Network Tuesday Night
i24 News - The Israel Defense Forces said Tuesday night that the military conducted an aerial bombardment of Gaza's terrorist tunnel network. At around 10 pm,...
IDF Releases Video Showing Pilot Aborting Air Strike After Spotting Children in Target Area
The IDF released video on Sunday of an air strike on Gaza being aborted at the last minute because the pilot and Command Control realized...
A Glimpse Into the Israeli Air Force’s ‘Operation Black Belt’
JNS.org - November 12, 2019 was no ordinary day for the Israeli military. At 4 am an Israeli Air Force (IAF) drone carried out a...
Amid F-35 Expectations, the F-16 Remains the Backbone of Israel’s Air Power
JNS.org - Despite the excitement and expectations generated by the arrival of the fifth-generation F-35 stealth fighter jets into the Israeli Air Force fleet, much...
IAF Pilots Train With Pakistan, UAE Peers in US Red Flag Drill
JNS.org -- Israeli Air Force pilots recently had a unique opportunity to train alongside their Pakistani and Emirati colleagues, as part of an international exercise held...
Hezbollah Denies Reports of Israeli Airstrike on Weapons Convoy
The Lebanon-based Palestinian terror group Hezbollah denied claims that Israel Air Force (IAF) warplanes had struck one of its convoys along the Syrian-Lebanese border, in a statement...
Israel Hopeful US Won’t Sell Advanced Fighter Jets to Gulf, Compromise IDF Edge
Jerusalem is optimistic the Obama administration will not compromise Israel's qualitative military edge (QME) in the region by selling fifth-generation F-35 fighter jets to Gulf nations, Defense News...
Israel Air Force Chief Warns of Dangers in Losing Military Edge Over Arab States
Israel’s qualitative military edge is threatened as Arab states purchase weapons from other countries, the commander of the Israel Air Force (IAF) said on Sunday, Reuters reported. In remarks aimed...
Report: Israel, Russia Coordinating Military Activity Over Syria, Golan Heights
The Russian military and Israel Defense Forces are coordinating activities on the Syrian side of the Golan Heights, the pro-Western Lebanese daily An-Nahar reported on Tuesday. The report...
