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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 530

Blue Flag drill

Illustrative photo of two F-16 Royal Jordanian Air Force jets (photo credit: CC BY-SA 3.0, by Caycee Cook, US Air Force, Wikimedia Commons)
October 29, 2021, 12:59 pm
German photographer spills the beans: Jordan flew in IDF aerial drill
Amman’s participation in the massive Blue Flag exercise had been a secret… until a German military cameraman posted a photo of a Jordanian fighter jet on Instagram
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
Israeli fighter jets are checked in the Israeli Air Force's Ovda base north of Eilat on October 31, 2019, before the launch of the next week's international Blue Flag exercise, which is being hosted by Israel. (Israel Defense Forces)
November 1, 2019, 10:06 am
Israel to host massive aerial exercise with F-35 jets taking part for first time
IDF’s fourth biannual Blue Flag drill to launch next week; at least four foreign countries will participate
By Judah Ari Gross
Israeli, German, Italian and British fighter jets fly together as part of the Royal Air Force's Cobra Warrior exercise in the United Kingdom in September 2019. (Israel Defense Forces)
September 20, 2019, 8:38 am
In first, Israeli planes take part in British aerial exercise Cobra Warrior
IAF fighter jets, cargo planes join UK, German, Italian and US aircraft in combat simulations over eastern England
By Judah Ari Gross
Israeli fighter jets performing an aerial show at a graduation ceremony at the Hatzerim Air Base in the Negev desert, December 26, 2018. (Aharon Krohn/ Flash90/ File)
January 17, 2019, 12:55 pm
In first, IAF to fly in British air exercise Cobra Warrior
Israeli pilots to fly alongside Royal Air Force counterparts in the aerial drill in September, as cooperation between the two militaries becomes more public
By Judah Ari Gross
Incoming Israeli Air Force chief Maj. Gen. Amikam Norkin salutes during a ceremony at the Tel Nof Air Base on August 14, 2017. (Israel Defense Forces)
May 22, 2018, 9:50 am
Air force chief: Iranians fired 32 rockets at Golan on May 10
During Israeli counterstrike, Syrian air defense launched more than 100 anti-aircraft missiles at IAF jets, Maj. Gen. Norkin tells visiting military officials
By Judah Ari Gross
Israeli Air Force F-16I on the tarmac during the Blue Flag air exercise at the Ovda air force base, north of the Israeli city of Eilat, on November 8, 2017. (Jack Guez/AFP)
May 21, 2018, 5:16 pm
Senior officials from around world in Israel for air force’s largest-ever confab
Representatives from 20 countries to discuss importance of air superiority, security challenges facing Israel in three-day conference
By Judah Ari Gross
Fighter jets take part in the international Blue Flag exercise in early November 2017. (Israel Defense Forces)
November 17, 2017, 2:31 pm
Israel wraps up largest-ever air force drill, with seven allies
With 1,200 personnel, India, US, Greece, Poland, France, Italy and Germany joined IAF in mock aerial battles and other complex exercises
By ToI Staff
A German Eurofighter jet takes part in the international Blue Flag exercise at the Ovda air base in southern Israel in early November 2017. (Israel Defense Forces)
November 9, 2017, 5:12 pm
For first time in 100 years, Luftwaffe in Israel’s skies in huge air drill
German fighters fly alongside planes from India, France, Greece, Poland, Italy, the US and Israel taking on the IAF’s dreaded Red Squadron as Israel hosts biggest ever exercise
By Judah Ari Gross
A fighter jet takes part in the international Blue Flag exercise in early November 2017. (Israel Defense Forces)
November 5, 2017, 11:29 am
IDF’s largest-ever aerial exercise takes off, with India on board
In first, New Delhi sends aircraft to 11-day Blue Flag drill, aimed at improving technical skills, diplomatic cooperation
By Judah Ari Gross
Israeli and foreign fighter jets fly in formation through cloudy skies over the Negev desert during the 'Blue Flag' exercise at Ovda Airfield near Eilat on October 27, 2015. (Israeli Air Force)
March 23, 2017, 7:05 pm
Israel to host seven overseas air forces for largest ever drill
France, Germany, India and Italy to join previous participants Greece, Poland and US for massive exercise with IAF
By Sue Surkes
Israeli and foreign fighter jets fly in formation through cloudy skies over the Negev desert during the 'Blue Flag' exercise at Ovda Airfield near Eilat on October 27, 2015. (Israeli Air Force)
December 17, 2015, 2:52 am
Jordanian air force pilots pay ‘working visit’ to Israel
Amman’s military ties with Israel come under scrutiny after one airman refuses to join delegation, is booted from the service
By ToI Staff
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