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Friday, February 27, 2026
New satellite images show US F-22 jets moving around Ovda base in southern Israel
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleEmanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
Chinese intelligence firm MizarVision publishes new satellite images showing the deployment of American F-22 stealth fighter jets at the Israeli Air Force’s Ovda Airbase.
Yesterday, the firm published images providing the first visual confirmation of 11 F-22s at the airbase in southern Israel.
The latest images show the F-22s moving around the base, with four positioned on a taxiway.
New satellite imagery from Ovda Airbase in Israel via MizarVision shows F-22s moving around the base. pic.twitter.com/y0JUeQmla1
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MizarVision has alleged ties to the Chinese military and has been accused of republishing imagery from other satellite firms with its own overlays.
The movement of the jets comes as part of the United States’s massive buildup of military forces in the Middle East, as US President Donald Trump considers whether to take military action against Iran.
The deployment of US fighter jets at Israeli airbases for operational activities — rather than for joint training with the IAF — is extremely rare.
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