The IAF’s attack helicopter squadrons operate constantly and take part in aerial support to ground forces and conducting attack sorties. The squadrons are using unique advantages that are crucial in the current era The IAF operates two squadrons of attack helicopters, both of which operate from Ramon AFB. Squadron 113 (“The Wasp”) that operates the […]

On Sunday, two new “Adir” (F-35I) aircraft landed in Nevatim AFB. The two fighter jets will join the ranks of the IAF’s “Adir” Division, which was declared operational in December 2017. The continuous integration of the “Adir” aircraft is another aspect of the long-running military cooperation between Israel and the US, which continues to show […]

DefenceTalkJERUSALEM: Israel’ military on Wednesday declared its newly acquired F-35 stealth fighters operational, making it the first country outside of the United States to put the ultra hi-tech jets into service. The Israeli Air Force currently has nine jets out of the total of 50 it has agreed to buy. The aim of the purchase […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-says-f-35-stealth-fighter-jets-operational-70965/

DefenceTalkThe pair of “Adir” (F-35I) stealth fighters took off for their first night flight in the IAF this evening, only a month after landing in Israel. “We are performing a night flight very quickly in comparison to other aircraft that were integrated in the IAF”, said Lt. Col. Yotam, Commander of the “Golden Eagle” Squadron […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israeli-air-force-flies-first-f-35-night-sortie-68832/

DefenceTalkIndia may have just spent billions of dollars on hi-tech French fighter jets, but experts say it needs to do a lot more if it is going to face up to an increasingly assertive China. The world’s top defence importer has signed several big-ticket deals as part of a $100-billion upgrade since Hindu nationalist Prime […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-needs-more-than-rafale-jets-to-match-china-experts-68215/

DefenceTalkAfter a series of concluding trials of the David’s Sling aerial defense system, Israel’s Missile Defense Organization (IMDO) at the Ministry of Defense, together with the US Missile Defense Agency (MDA), began delivering major components of the system to the Israeli Air Force (IAF). David’s Sling, which was developed by Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd. […]https://www.defencetalk.com/davids-sling-missile-defense-batteries-delivered-to-israeli-air-force-66966/

DefenceTalkOn January 19, 1998, dozens of people filled Hatzerim air base and patiently waited to watch the landing of the new F-15I. “Because of the security situation days after the Gulf War and Iran’s desire to obtain a nuclear weapon, the need for a combat aircraft that would suit the millennium came about. After observing […]https://www.defencetalk.com/israel-declares-f-15i-as-iafs-strategic-aircraft-plans-upgrades-66463/

DefenceTalkPATHANKOT: An operation to secure a militant-hit Indian air base near the Pakistan border ended on Saturday with at least four suspected gunmen killed, police said, after an assault that threatens to undermine the two countries’ fragile peace process. At least four gunmen alleged to be from Jaish-i-Mohammed group dressed in army uniforms infiltrated the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/iaf-men-killed-gunmen-attack-indian-air-force-base-pakistan-66196/

DefenceTalkSwedish defence major Saab has offered to manufacture its Gripen fighter aircraft here with technology transfer to India, in a renewed bid for a pie in the multi-billion dollar worth IAF modernization plan. Saab, which had lost out in the Medium Multi-Role Combat Aircraft tender in 2011 which was won by French firm Dassault Aviation, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/saab-offers-gripen-technology-transfer-assembly-line-to-india-66169/

DefenceTalkMOSCOW: India has expressed interest in carrying out a joint project to extensively modernize its SU-30MKI aircraft in collaboration with Russian companies, the Russian state technology corporation Rostec said in a statement Friday. “In the long term, as recommended by the Russian Ministry of Defense, we plan a major upgrade of the SU-30SM [model] to […]https://www.defencetalk.com/india-plans-joint-su-30-aircraft-modernization-with-russia-65365/