“It was an honor to fly through the dark desert, knowing every moment in the air ... Israel’s largest strike on Iran in decades. On the morning of October 26, pilots from 201 Squadron launched ...

Targets in around 20 locations across the country are believed to have been hit. Iran has downplayed the impact but Israel says its mission was a success.

Following the Israel Air Force strike in Iran last Saturday as ... the Ramon Airbase tasked with preparing the jets from the 119 Squadron, an officer from the control tower overseeing the takeoff ...

invariably arguing that Israel cannot wholly rely on the air force against enemy ballistic missiles. In 2018, the defense minister at the time, Avigdor Lieberman, aptly summed up this view ...

The F-16I Sufa is a uniquely modified variant of the F-16 Fighting Falcon, tailored to meet the Israel Air Force’s needs. Delivered starting in 2004, the Sufa features advanced avionics ...

However, it is thought the Israeli Air Force, including 201 Squadron, which operates F-16s, flew over Syria and then into Iraq, firing their weapons from Iraqi airspace, before returning home.

Israel's weapon of choice in its attack on Iran was the air-launched ballistic missile. These allowed Israel to strike Iran rapidly and with minimum risk to its own aircraft. Air-launched missiles ...