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File: Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu walks with Amir Eshel, the Commander in Chief of the Israel Air Force, at Tel Nof Airofrce base, on August 17, 2016. (Flash90)
March 6, 2023, 12:13 pm
10 ex-IAF chiefs pen letter to PM amid reservist protest: ‘Stop, find a solution’
The reserve major generals say they are ‘deeply concerned’ over refusal to serve due to planned judicial shakeup; 300 Artillery Corps reservists also join calls against overhaul
By Emanuel Fabian
An F-35 jet maneuvers during a graduation ceremony for pilots who have completed the IAF Flight Course, at the Hatzerim Air Base in the Negev desert, December 26, 2018. (Aharon Krohn/Flash90/File)
April 6, 2022, 2:41 am
Outgoing air force chief: Israel no longer has full freedom of action over Lebanon
Amikam Norkin says Hezbollah nearly shot down an Israeli drone with an anti-aircraft missile last year, alerting officials to the terror group’s new capabilities
By ToI Staff
IDF soldiers are seen operating in the West Bank, in an image published by the military on April 2, 2022. (Israel Defense Forces)
April 4, 2022, 8:40 pm
At least 10 terror attacks foiled in past two weeks, IDF chief says
Military head says ‘This is the IDF’s main mission at the moment,’ amid string of deadly attacks, West Bank gun battles with terror suspects
By Emanuel Fabian
An Israeli F-15 fighter jet is seen in the skies over Israel, ahead of the Blue Flag exercise in October 2021. (Israel Defense Forces)
March 29, 2022, 10:39 pm
Israel reportedly working on air defense pact with regional allies
Air force officials say prospective deal would counter Iranian drone and missile threat; reveal Israeli aircraft carried out 408 missions around northern border in recent years
By ToI Staff
Israeli F-35 fighter jets fly in formation during the military's Blue Flag exercise in October 2021. (Israel Defense Forces)
December 2, 2021, 11:27 pm
Mossad head vows no Iran nukes ‘ever,’ as credibility of military option scrutinized
David Barnea says agency will ‘do everything needed to alleviate threat,’ but air force head won’t say if Israel can destroy Iran’s program and report claims IDF has no strike plan
By ToI Staff
People visit the Israeli stand at the Dubai Air Show in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Sunday, November 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Jon Gambrell)
November 14, 2021, 12:23 pm
Israel shows off defense tech at Dubai Air Show for first time
Defense Ministry sends delegation to UAE with air force chief, after countries normalized ties last year; hails cooperation with Emirates as ‘strategic asset’
By Judah Ari Gross
Emirati air force chief Ibrahim Nasser Muhammed al-Alawi, left, shakes hands with Israeli Air Force chief Amikam Norkin after he lands in Israel to observe to observe the IAF's Blue Flag exercise on October 25, 2021. (Israel Defense Forces)
October 25, 2021, 5:02 pm
In landmark visit, UAE air chief in Israel to observe ‘Blue Flag’ exercise
Military’s largest, most advanced aerial exercise to date pits fourth- and fifth-generation aircraft against fictional ‘Dragonland,’ which looks not unlike Syria
By Judah Ari Gross
Israeli Air Force chief Amikam Norkin, center, receives the Order of Merit of The Federal Republic of Germany from German Ambassador to Israel, Susanne Wasum-Rainer, and German air force chief Ingo Gerhartz on October 17, 2021. (Israel Defense Forces)
October 19, 2021, 11:45 am
Israeli, German air chiefs exchange medals after Jerusalem flyover
Officials hail ties between Jerusalem and Berlin; awards come as Luftwaffe takes part in large exercise in southern Israel
By Judah Ari Gross
Israeli and German fighter jets fly over the Knesset, Israel's parliament, during a flyby in a display of cooperation between the two countries and their armies, in Jerusalem on October 17, 2021. (Emmanuel DUNAND / AFP)
October 17, 2021, 4:41 pm
German military planes fly over Jerusalem for 1st time since WWI in show of ties
Israeli Air Force, Luftwaffe jets perform flyby above capital after air chiefs visit Yad Vashem, as part of kickoff for multinational exercise
By Judah Ari Gross
An Israeli F-15 fighter jet is seen in the skies over Israel, ahead of the Blue Flag exercise in October 2021. (Israel Defense Forces)
October 14, 2021, 10:51 pm
Air force to kick off multi-national Blue Flag drill over Israel next week
Teams from seven countries will participate in exercise, which will include dog fights and simulate surface-to-air missile attacks, as well as fly-bys over Jerusalem, Tel Aviv
By Judah Ari Gross
Maj. Gen. Tomer Bar at a ceremony at the Rabin military base, on June 20, 2020. (Israel Defense Forces)
September 27, 2021, 10:55 am
Tomer Bar picked as next head of the Israeli Air Force
In coming months, Bar will replace Amikam Norkin, who’s served in the role since 2017; four other promotions announced for the IDF General Staff
By Judah Ari Gross
An air traffic controller directs an Oron spy aircraft down a runway at the Nevatim air base in southern Israel on April 4, 2021. (Israel Defense Forces)
April 4, 2021, 6:33 pm
IDF receives new spy plane it says will help gather intel in Iran, Yemen, Iraq
The Oron, a Gulfstream jet outfitted with a variety of sensors and data collection equipment, can rapidly identify targets in all weather conditions, developer says
By Judah Ari Gross
The site of a plane crash in which two Israeli soldiers were killed near Kibbutz Mishmar Hanegev in southern Israel, on November 24, 2020. (Dudu Greenspan/Flash90)
December 31, 2020, 7:51 pm
IDF probe of training plane’s fatal crash finds pilots lost control, unclear why
In interim report, IDF investigators say they still can’t determine ‘what caused the plane to enter an uncontrolled maneuver’ in November accident that killed officer and cadet
By Alexander Fulbright
A new F-35 fighter jet at the Nevatim Air Base in southern Israel, on July 14, 2019. (Israel Defense Forces)
December 31, 2020, 12:52 am
IAF chief expresses lingering concerns, hopes over US sale of F-35 to Emirates
Amikam Norkin maintains military’s overall view that additional advanced aircraft in the Middle East is ‘less good,’ but says joint exercises with Gulf states are in the offing
By Judah Ari Gross
The scene of a plane crash near Kibbutz Mishmar Hanegev, November 24, 2020. (Screenshot: Ynet)
December 2, 2020, 8:07 pm
Air force probe unable to find cause for deadly plane crash
Investigation to continue, but IAF chief decides to keep fleet of ‘Snunit’ training aircraft grounded in meantime after last week’s crash in which an officer and cadet were killed
By Judah Ari Gross
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