Israeli Air Force

Israel Wants to Buy Boeing’s Most Advanced Version of the F-15 Eagle

March 9, 2017 // 5 Comments

The Israeli Air Force (IAF) has Boeing’s latest and most powerful version of the highly successful F-15 Eagle air superiority fighter on its wishlist, according to the [read more...]

Claims Abound That Israeli F-35s Have Already Seen Combat as Early as January of This Year

March 7, 2017 // 6 Comments

According to French newspaper Le Figaro, Israel has already put its tiny F-35 Lightning II fleet to use as early as mid-January of this year, having only taken full delivery [read more...]

F-15D Delivery

September 16, 2016 // 0 Comments

The Tactical Air Network’s Alan Kenny was at RAF Lakenheath, England on Thursday to watch the departure of eight F-15D Eagles to Israel. The Eagles arrived on [read more...]

Opinion: Hating the F-35 Has Become a Fad

June 27, 2016 // 23 Comments

By Armando Heredia and Ian D’Costa for The Tactical Air Network We won’t beat around the bush. Simply put — it’s now popular to “hate” [read more...]

Israel Might Develop a Two-Seater F-35

January 1, 2016 // 5 Comments

For the most part, the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II has been branded by defense reporters as a strike aircraft with fighter capabilities, though Lockheed Martin has been [read more...]

The Israeli Air Force Wants the F-35B in Addition to the A Model

December 15, 2015 // 0 Comments

From the earliest years of the Joint Strike Fighter/F-35 program to the present, Israel has continually displayed a heavy interest in buying the fifth generation multirole [read more...]

The USAF is Shelling Out $4 Billion to Keep Its F-15s Viable Till 2040

October 4, 2015 // 5 Comments

The F-15 Eagle is arguably one of the greatest fighter jets ever built. It’s fast, it’s maneuverable and it packs a hell of a punch. Just ask the Israeli Air [read more...]

Redeveloping the F-4 Phantom II into a Mach 3+ Fighter/Spy Plane

June 18, 2015 // 13 Comments

Few aircraft in history have flown to the same level of distinction as McDonnell Douglas’ F-4 Phantom II. It was the jet that ushered in a new age of fighter aviation, [read more...]

Baz 957: The Story of How an IAF F-15 Eagle Flew Without One Wing

March 29, 2014 // 1 Comment

“It’s highly likely that if I would have seen it clearly, I would have ejected because it was obvious you couldn’t really fly an airplane like that.” [read more...]

The Grounded Lion

September 27, 2013 // 0 Comments

Israel has found itself, since its creation, in the unfortunate position of being surrounded by countries that aren’t exactly very agreeable to its existence. Constant [read more...]