One of the five F-35I landing at Moron AB, Spain, on Mar. 29, 2023. (All images: David Parody) F-35I Adir aircraft of the Israeli Air Force have taken part in exercise Red Flag 23-2. Seven F-35I Adir aircraft, belonging to the 140th Golden Eagles and one from the 116th Lions of the South of the …
Israeli Air Force
Israel Requests F-15EX Sale And F-15I Upgrade
An artist rendering of how the F-15EX might look like once in service in the Israeli Air Force. (Photo: Boeing) The Israeli Ministry of Defense reportedly sent a Letter of Request to the US government to acquire 25 Eagle II aircraft. After years of delays, it appears that Israel might finally get the newest F-15 …
‘Small Number’ Of U.S. And International F-35s Grounded After F-35B Incident At Fort Worth
The F-35B after the incident on Dec. 15, 2022, at Fort Worth (Image credit: Gherardo Fontana/@GFontana767) Some Israeli and U.S. F-35s among the aircraft affected by a technical directive issued by the F-35 Joint Program Office. Some F-35s, including at least 11 F-35s of the Israeli Air Force, and an unspecified number of U.S. F-35s …
Global M-346 Fleet Reaches 100,000 Flight Hours
The Italian Air Force M-346 prepared with a special tail paint scheme to celebrate the 100,000 flight hours milestone. (Photo: Alessandro Maggia) Since 2015, 85 aircraft entered service in five countries and the fleet is set to expand with new aircraft already on order by new operators. The global fleet of Leonardo M-346 Advanced Jet …