In the late 1990s, the IAF began acquiring the F-15I Ra'am (Thunder) and the F-16I Sufa (Storm), manufactured specially for Israel according to IAF requirements. The first of 102 F-16I Sufas arrived in April 2004, joining an F-16 fleet that had already …

Netz 107 is a General Dynamics F-16A block 10 Fighting Falcon of the Israeli Air Force, tail number 107. Netz 107 participated in Operation Opera, bombing the Osiraq nuclear reactor, and was later credited with 6.5 enemy aircraft kills, a world record number of kills for an F-16. [1]

Jun 26, 2020 · The Israeli Air Force has selected the F16I in a two-seat configuration only. The production programme, called Peace Marble V, is the fifth acquisition of F-16s. It increased the number of Israeli Air Force F-16 aircraft to 362, giving the IAF the largest fleet of F-16 fighters apart from the US.

Apr 6, 2020 · Israel operates what may be the world’s largest fleet F-16s. They also have many F-15s, which serve as compact, long-range bombers. F-15I. The F-15I is essentially an F-15E but made...

F16 is a multi-role fighter that serves Heyl Ha'avir in attack and interception missions. The plane entered service in 1980, and forms the IAF's backbone to this day.

Of 67 kills achieved by the F-16 world-wide, 47 are accredited to the IDFAF's F-16s. Combat debut of the F-16 was on April 28th, 1981, when an IDFAF F-16 of the 'First Jet Squadron' shot down a Syrian Mi-8 helicopter over Riak, near the Lebanese town of Zahle.

Oct 30, 2024 · The Israeli Air Force (IAF) has released a rare picture of an F-16I fighter armed with four Rampage missiles, an adaptation of a ground-launched precision-guided artillery rocket. The image was used to with an announcement about Israel’s killing of Mustafa Ahmad Shahdi, a top Hezbollah commander, though it is unclear if Rampages were used to ...

The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is an American single-engine supersonic multirole fighter aircraft originally developed by General Dynamics for the United States Air Force (USAF). Designed as an air superiority day fighter, it evolved into a successful all-weather multirole aircraft with over 4,600 built since 1976. [4] .

Sep 30, 2020 · The Israeli Air Force shutters a squadron of F-16 fighter jets as part of the military’s Momentum Plan in a bid to free up resources for more advanced aircraft going forward.

Oct 22, 2020 · Recent counts state that Israel has 224 F-16C/D/I Fighting Falcons on inventory. This is a substantial force — and these are not stock F-16s. Israel’s hacked the F-16 to make it much better than you might expect. Israel’s F-16Ds have been modified to serve as precision-strike aircraft. (Wikimedia Commons photo by Aldo Bidini)