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US Army AH-64E Apache helicopters are pictured at Joint Base Andrews, June 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
January 31, 2026, 11:22 am
US approves $6.7 billion arms sale to Israel, $9 billion Patriot missile deal for Saudis
State Department announces major weapons packages amid Iran tensions and Gaza ceasefire talks; bulk of deal will see Israel buy 30 Apache gunships and 3,250 light tactical vehicles
By Matthew Lee
Israeli F-35i and American F-15 jets hold an exercise over Israel, November 29, 2022. (Israel Defense Forces)
January 26, 2024, 12:37 am
Israel advancing deals with US to purchase fighter jets, helicopters and munitions
Amid war in Gaza and fighting against Iran-backed groups, Israel seeking faster delivery than usual; signing expected in coming weeks
By Emanuel Fabian
An Israeli Air Force AH-64 Apache attack helicopter releases flares during an Israeli army raid in Jenin in the West Bank on June 19, 2023. (Jaafar ASHTIYEH / AFP)
June 20, 2023, 1:09 pm
Daily Briefing June 20: Does IDF airstrike in Jenin signal new tactics in West Bank?
Military correspondent Emanuel Fabian takes us through the rare use of a helicopter in Monday’s violent flareup; health reporter Renee Ghert-Zand on a synthesized human embryo
By ToI Staff
An Israeli Air Force AH-64D Apache attack helicopter flies over during an air show in Tel Aviv on April 26, 2023, as Israel marks Independence Day. (JACK GUEZ/AFP)
June 8, 2023, 11:49 pm
Air Force returns Apache fleet to service after technical malfunction fears
With no anomalies found, IAF chief Tomer Bar orders 113th Squadron to resume operations following week of grounded aircraft
By Emanuel Fabian
An Israeli military AH-64 Apache attack helicopter flies over southern Israel on August 7, 2022. (Jack Guez/AFP)
June 1, 2023, 8:59 am
Air Force grounds fleet of Apache choppers after technical issue discovered
IAF chief Tomer Bar says helicopters will return to service after the entire fleet has been inspected; move comes after Yasur choppers were briefly grounded last month
By Emanuel Fabian and ToI Staff
An IAF F-35I fighter jet takes part in an independence day airshow, in Tel Aviv on April 26, 2023 (Emanuel Fabian/Times of Israel)
April 26, 2023, 4:27 pm
F-35 forced to land after bird-strike during Independence Day fly-by
IDF says incident didn’t involve emergency landing, with plane touching down safely at southern base; earlier, attack helicopter was forced to the ground by technical fault
By ToI Staff
Screen capture from video of an IAF Apache helicopter that landed close to Kibbutz Ga'ash due to a technical fault, April 26, 2023. (Twitter. Used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
April 26, 2023, 12:59 pm
IAF attack helicopter lands at kibbutz after technical fault forces it out of flyby
IDF says incident didn’t involve emergency landing; locals from Kibbutz Ga’ash reportedly bring pilots refreshments
By ToI Staff
An illustrative photo of an Israel Air Force Apache helicopter, taken on December 25, 2014 at Hatzerim Air Base in Israel ( AP Photo/ Tsafrir Abayov)
May 17, 2022, 2:30 am
IDF mulling use of attack helicopters, drones to protect troops in West Bank raids
Reports say army concerned about increased resistance during recent raids where they have been confronted with dozens of Palestinian gunmen
By ToI Staff
Soldiers from the IDF's Ghost Unit take part in a weeks-long training exercise in July 2020. (Israel Defense Forces)
July 23, 2020, 6:13 pm
In 1st drill, IDF’s Ghost Unit tests out new tactics with jets, tanks and robots
Innovative detachment was created as part of military’s multiyear plan; is meant to come up with and try out new fighting techniques
By Judah Ari Gross
An Egyptian protester watches an Apache army helicopter is it flies over Tahrir Square, the focal point of Egyptian uprising, in Cairo Sunday, June 30, 2013. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)
May 8, 2020, 11:30 pm
Washington approves $2.3 billion attack helicopter deal with Egypt
Move meant to support campaign against Islamist militants in Sinai, ensure interoperability with Israel’s military; US says still pressing Cairo on human rights concerns
By AFP
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu waves part of an Iranian drone downed in Israeli airspace on February 10, 2018, during a speech on the third day of the 54th Munich Security Conference (MSC) held at the Bayerischer Hof hotel, in Munich, southern Germany, on February 18, 2018. (Screen capture)
April 14, 2018, 3:36 am
Attack drone revelation shows grave, immediate, adjacent threat to Israel: Iran
Netanyahu has vowed to prevent Iran from establishing a military presence in Syria. But Tehran is getting bolder, and Russia may make Israel’s challenge even more complex
By David Horovitz
The remains of an Iranian drone that was shot down by the Israeli Air Force after it penetrated Israeli airspace on February 10, 2018. (Israel Defense Forces)
April 13, 2018, 8:40 pm
Iranian drone shot down in northern Israel in February was armed with explosives
Thwarted attack was first direct Iranian targeting of Israel; drone was sent from T-4 base in Syria, where 7 Iranians were killed in alleged devastating Israeli airstrike this week
By Alexander Fulbright
An Israeli Air Force Apache helicopter (Hagar Amibar/ Israeli Air Force/Flickr)
January 31, 2018, 1:26 pm
IDF confirms: Steering rod incorrectly installed, causing deadly chopper crash
Final report on last year’s Apache helicopter crash in which Maj. Dudi Zohar was killed finds maintenance instructions were missing a step
By Judah Ari Gross
Israeli Air Force chief Maj. Gen. Amikam Norkin takes part in a training flight of the Apache helicopters, which returned to operability on October 22, 2017, after two months of being grounded following a fatal crash. (Israel Defense Forces)
October 22, 2017, 11:48 pm
IDF attack choppers declared operational 2 months after fatal crash
Apache helicopters to start returning to service following probe into death of pilot in accident caused by rare steering problem
By Judah Ari Gross
Illustrative. An Israeli Air Force Boeing AH-64 Apache helicopter, June 8, 2012. (Ofer Zidon/Flash90/File)
September 25, 2017, 12:26 pm
IDF’s Apache fleet to return to service following fatal crash
Ahead of full report on incident last month, army says helicopter training accident due to rare malfunction of steering system
By Judah Ari Gross
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