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Israel Air Force

Series of tests conducted to examine the success of aerial defenses intercepting various types of UAVs

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Defense News

IDF to open new op. center after 130 UAV smuggling attempts in one month

IDF says surge in drone-based smuggling prompted new tech-driven coordination center along the border

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Illustrative photo of a suspect in handcuffs

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Israel-Hamas war

Israeli resident arrested for spying for Iran from his Air Force reservist partner

A 27-year-old from Northern Israel is suspected of transmitting photos and locations of sensitive sites in Israel, extracting information from his girlfriend who serves in the Air Force

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Iranian missiles flying over Israel

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Defense News

Death toll from Iranian missile barrage at 3, IAF air raids on Tehran | LIVE BLOG

Air defenses activated in Tehran neighborhood where the residence of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and presidential complex are located, according to local reports

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Major General Tomer Bar placing the Israeli Air Force emblem on the "Spark" drone.

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Defense News

IDF kicks out reservist pilots who signed letter threatening to shirk duty

Out of the 950 signatories to a letter condemning the government and the current military plan in the Gaza Strip, only about 10 percent are in active duty as reservists

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A Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jet

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Defense News

Israeli pilot who helped thwart Iranian attack: Mission was like 'Top Gun' meets 'Star Wars'

"It was the most complicated mission I’ve done in 20 years in the air force, knowing that if there is a missed target, it might blow up in Israel"

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IDF drone that will be operated by a new air force squadron

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Defense News

New drone squadron boosts IDF's air power

Squadron 147 was opened at the Palmahim air base in central Israel, and will operate unmanned aircraft across the country and the West Bank for attack and intelligence gathering missions

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Lt. Col. “Gimmel,” the next commander of Ovda Air Base in an undated photo released by the IDF on March 4, 2024.

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Israel-Hamas war

Historic appointment: IDF names woman as commander of Air Force base

Lieutenant Colonel "Gimmel" has been nominated by IDF Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi to lead the Ovda Airbas

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IDF troops operating in the Gaza Strip, during an extensive series of attacks in the Khan Yunis area.

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Israel-Hamas war

50 targets in under 10 minutes: IDF carries out extensive airstrikes in Khan Yunis

Among the targets are 'underground infrastructures, military buildings, anti-tank firing positions, booby-trapped buildings' during the latest activity in Gaza

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Israel-Hamas war

IDF strikes in Lebanon after Hezbollah fires at Air Force facility in northern Israel | LIVE UPDATES

Palestinian reports of the Tubas Battalion commander being eliminated along with two other terrorists by Israeli security forces

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IDF operational conference held this week at the Palmachim base

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Defense News

“Hezbollah will suffer many losses and will continue to pay,” says Israeli Air Force chief

IDF Air Force commanders issue warning to Hezbollah at operational conference

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Shoval UAV doing a flyover during an IAF graduation ceremony.

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Defense News

Israel grounds Heron drone squadron following second crash

The Israeli Air Force 'Shoval' type UAV reportedly crashed due to a technical malfunction on its way back from a mission in Gaza

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A Lockheed Martin F-35 fighter jet

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Defense News

Israel plans to bolster aerial arsenal in unprecedented numbers - report

Senior Israeli officials were reportedly working to double current orders of aircraft, add new procurements, and increase production of armaments due

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Lockheed Martin F-35 "Adir" aircraft at an air force base in Israel.

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International

Dutch court rules in favor of F-35 fighter jet parts shipments to Israel

The U.S.-owned F-35 parts are stored at a warehouse in the Netherlands and shipped to partners, including Israel, according to existing export deals

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Israeli armored personnel carriers and tanks move towards the Gaza Strip border in southern Israel Wednesday, Nov.1, 2023.

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Israel-Hamas war

IDF continues ground offensive in Gaza with support from air and sea

Israeli military reported the Navy and the Air Force's efforts in the ongoing operation in the Gaza Strip

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Aircraft taking part in a large-scale military exercise with the Israel Defense Forces and the Greek Air Force.

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Defense News

Israel concludes successful large-scale air force exercise with Greece

The drills had Israelis and Greeks conduct low flying maneuvers, sometimes in challenging weather conditions, while keeping accurate hits on the set out targets

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Elbit's new Skylark 1 STUAS eVTOL.

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Defense News

Spark & Skylark: Israel boosts its aerial arsenal with two new UAVs

The Israeli Air Force chief Tomer Bar hailed the new UAV addition as 'an exciting day in which we rise to another level'

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A Gulfstream G550 business jet configured as an intelligence aircraft termed the "Oron" by Israel's military.

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Defense News

Israel begins test flights of 'game-changing' reconnaissance aircraft

The Israeli Air Force and the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) is now conducting a joint test flight phase of the ORON aircraft

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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (C) holding a security assessment with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant (L) and Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi.

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Politics

Netanyahu tells off IDF chiefs for 'weakening deterrence' through public statements - report

The report follows another claiming that senior Israeli defense officials were contemplating a unilateral move to mitigate the military readiness crisis

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IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi speaks with Ronen Bar, head of the Shin Bet security services during a ceremony in Jerusalem, Israel.

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Defense News

Israeli security chiefs considering to go public with reservists' crisis info - report

The senior coordination 'is not true, and does not reflect the position of the head of the Mossad' the agency says, alongside IDF and Shin Bet comments

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Members of the Israeli Air Force at the Hatzerim Air Base in southern Israel.

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Defense News

Israel’s Air Force chief: ‘Cohesion greatly damaged’ amid unrest over judicial overhaul

Major General Tomer Bar claims that at the moment, the IDF is fit for war, but the damage to the units is getting 'deeper and deeper as time goes by'

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Lockheed Martin F-35 "Adir" aircraft at an air force base in Israel.

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Defense News

Israel receives new F-35 fighter jets from Lockheed Martin, bolstering arsenal

The Israeli Air Force officially has in its possession 39 "Adir" aircraft , accumulating over 20 thousand flight hours using the advanced F-35

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An Israeli Air Force F-15 Strike Eagle flies in formation with a US Air Force B-1B Lancer over Israel on October 30, 2021.

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Defense News

Israeli, U.S. air forces hold joint exercise to practice attacking strategic targets

Last January, the 'Juniper Oak' exercise became the largest joint drill held by the Israeli forces together with the U.S. CENTCOM

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David's Sling being fired.

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Defense News

Israel completes tests of David's Sling air defense system

Israeli security forces announced the completion of complex scenarios simulating advanced threats for the multi-layer air defense array

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Flares of air defense rockets are seen in the sky of Damascus, Syria.

2 min

Defense News

IDF strikes Syria twice within a week

Israeli Air Force reportedly targeted and hit Iranian advanced weapons depots

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