IDF says new IAF F-15 technicians unit established for Haredim

By Emanuel Fabian

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11 June 2026, 1:10 pm Edit

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

Ultra-Orthodox Israeli Air Force technicians are seen posing in front of an F-15 fighter jet at the Tel Nof Airbase, in a photo published on June 11, 2026. (Israel Defense Forces)

The IDF says it has established another Israeli Air Force technicians unit for male members of the ultra-Orthodox community, allowing them to maintain their religious lifestyle while serving in the military.

The unit is based out of one of the 106th Squadron’s reinforced aircraft shelters at the Tel Nof Airbase in central Israel. The squadron operates F-15 fighter jets.

The military says 20 male soldiers, 15 of them Haredi, recently completed their training and are now certified “level A” technicians for the F-15.

In the past two years, the IDF established the first two IAF technician units for Haredi soldiers at the Ramat David Airbase.