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First inside look at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's new VIP transport aircraft

Israel’s New 767 “Air Force One” Has Flown Its First Prime Minister Transport Mission

By Oliver Parken
Jul 22 6:45 PM EDT
Yemen Port Strike by Israeli Air Force

Details Of Israel’s Long-Range Strike That Decimated Yemeni Port Emerge

By Tyler Rogoway
Jul 21 4:17 PM EDT
Israel strikes fuel depot in Houthi-held Yemen territory.

Israel Fighter Jets Carry Out Long-Range Retaliation Strike On Houthi Oil Depot In Yemen (Updated)

By Howard Altman
Jul 20 2:52 PM EDT
Israeli AH-64 helicopter gunship pilots have provided an extensive account of their operations during the surprise attack on the country by Hamas militants last October 7. Their accounts — provided to the Israeli media — give a rare insight into the Israeli Air Force’s immediate response to the first invasion of Israeli territory since 1948.

Israeli AH-64 Apache Commanders Describe Brutal Reality Of October 7 Missions

By Thomas Newdick
Jul 2 1:10 PM EDT
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) today officially unveiled an air-launched version of its LORA (Long Range Artillery), a short-range ballistic missile originally developed for ground launch. The new weapon joins an expanding armory of ballistic missile designs adapted for air launch, including the Israel Military Industries (IMI) Rampage, also based on a long-range artillery munition.

Air LORA, Israel’s Biggest Air-Launched Ballistic Missile, Emerges From The Shadows

By Thomas Newdick
Jun 6 11:29 AM EDT
Tamir air-o-air variant

The Case For Arming Drone-Hunting Fighters With Iron Dome’s Tamir Missile

By Tyler Rogoway
May 30 3:37 PM EDT
Mystery missile in Iraq.

Mystery Weapon Appears In Iraqi Field After Israeli Strike (Updated)

By Tyler Rogoway
Apr 20 4:12 PM EDT
F-15EX

F-15E Strike Eagle’s Defense Of Israel Bolsters The Case For F-15EX

By Tyler Rogoway
Apr 17 5:49 PM EDT
The long-running question of whether Israel will finally buy a new batch of F-15 Eagle multirole fighters looks like it might be answered sooner rather than later. The latest reports out of Washington indicate that the Biden administration is now considering whether or not to move ahead with a deal, which would likely involve as many as 50 examples of the F-15IA — an Israel-specific variant of the F-15EX.

F-15 Sale To Israel Reportedly Ready To Close, Will Gaza Change That?

By Thomas Newdick
Apr 3 7:18 PM EDT
The U.S. can learn lessons from Israel operates its F-35I fleet.

Israel’s F-35I Combat Experience Is Providing Lessons For Future Pacific Fight

By Howard Altman, Tyler Rogoway
Dec 13 6:47 PM EST
An Israeli Air Force AH-64 Apache with unusual Hellfire missile marking attached.

Israeli AH-64 Apache Appears With Mysterious Hellfire Missile

By Thomas Newdick
Nov 6 1:42 PM EST
Israel F-35 shoots down Houthi cruise missile

Israel Scores F-35’s First Cruise Missile Kill

By Thomas Newdick
Nov 2 1:31 PM EDT
AH-64 Israel pod

Why Some Israeli AH-64 Apaches Have A Big Belly Bulge

By Thomas Newdick, Tyler Rogoway
Oct 31 5:29 PM EDT
ISRAEL MIG-29

Israel’s Secretive MiG-29 Fulcrum Test Program

By Thomas Newdick
Feb 15 4:39 PM EST
The U.S. can learn lessons from Israel operates its F-35I fleet.

Israel Has Grounded Some Of Its F-35s After Texas Crash

By Emma Helfrich
Dec 27 6:17 PM EST
new topshot f-15e

F-15Es Brandish Live Munitions During Drills With Israel Aimed At Iran

By Thomas Newdick
Dec 2 2:11 PM EST

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