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In 1969, the IAF acquired new and used CH-53s to supplement the already existing heavy-lift fleet of the French Aérospatiale SA 321 Super Frelon within 114 Squadron. In the following year, as more CH-53s arrived in Israel, it was deemed necessary to separate both the CH-53 and Super Frelon departments from 114 Squadron.
Designation Year Year Hebrew designation Airspeed Oxford/Consul: 1949: 1961: Alenia Aermacchi M-346 Master: 2014-Lavi (young lion) לביא Avro Anson: 1949: 1961: Boeing-Stearman PT-17 Kaydet
Over Israel's northern skies, an Israeli AH-64 Apache attack helicopter recently shot down a Hezbollah drone with its cannon as the country's air defenses find it difficult to intercept all of the ...
During the Six-Day War, the military cooperation with France ceased (the French Weapons Embargo of 1967) and Israel began to rely on American weaponry and on local research and development. During the 1980s and 1990s, the IDF increased its supplies of American arms , armor and aircraft , aiming for technological superiority over Arab countries ...
From 1968 to 2015 there was a helicopter squadron here, most recently with UH-60 Black Hawk, which then moved to Palmachim Airbase. From 1969 until today there's the "Flying Tiger" Squadron with jet trainers on Hatzerim, which flew the TA-4H Skyhawk Ayit two-seater for many years (see gallery down below), but also its one-seater fighter version ...
The 114 Squadron of the Israeli Air Force, also known as the Night Leaders Squadron, is a helicopter squadron of CH-53-2000 Sea Stallions based at Tel Nof Airbase. [1] In July 2023 its helicopters and crews merged with the 118 Squadron. The 114 has been temporarily made inactive until new CH-53K King Stallions come from the US. [2]
In new satellite imagery, Russia's military appears to be packing up equipment at a key airbase in Syria. The images show transport aircraft ready to load cargo at the Hmeimim Air Base on Friday.
The first five helicopters arrived in Israel at the beginning of the month in a C-5 Galaxy of the US Air Force that landed in the Nevatim Airbase. 123th Squadron is the second Black Hawk squadron in Israel, following the 124th Squadron stationed in the Palmachim Airbase.