IAF: Reconnaissance Unit Cooperation

Last week, during a joint exercise, the UAV squadron and the Reconnaissance squadron practiced joint missions, changing missions in the air and dispatching reinforcements in real time At the beginning of the month, the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and the Reconnaissance squadrons practiced their different missions in northern Israel. The two divisions flew together and … Dowiedz się więcej

IAF: F-16 VS F-15

The „Knights of the Twin Tail” F-15A/B/D squadron and the „Northern Knights” F-16C squadron held a joint practice, in which new pilots conducted various „dogfights” aimed to introduce them to different aircrafts Shachar Zorani | Translation: Liran Ackerman As new aircrews becoming part of operational squadrons following the flight course, they must undergo retraining in … Dowiedz się więcej

IAF: New Simulators for The Aerial Defense Division

As part of an growth of the Aerial Defense Division,the Air Defense School inaugurated new simulators and the simulator instructors finished their official training. The simulators will simulate the „Iron Dome” and „Patriot” systems, which are operated by the division and will soon add simulators for the „Arrow” and „Magic Wand” systems, which are designed … Dowiedz się więcej

IAF: Improvements in the „Black Hawk” Simulator

The „Black Hawk” helicopter simulators in the Transport Helicopter squadron and UAV Simulator squadron at the Palmahim airbase will be upgraded in the coming months In January, a contract was signed with the American company CAE, which performs maintenance and manufactures simulators for private airplane manufactures as well as the air forces around the world. … Dowiedz się więcej

IAF: Beyond the Borders – Meet the Radio Operators

Every IAF military operation is based on communication, control and monitoring, but what happens when the mission takes place far beyond Israel’s borders? Meet the radio operators, who are responsible for communication control during the IAF’s most remote missions In the summer 2012, two Hercules planes loaded with medical and rescue crews took off towards … Dowiedz się więcej