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On 12 December 2016, Israel received its first shipment of the F-35I Adir. Two Adirs landed in Israel and were received in a ceremony at Nevatim Airbase. [48] [49] The arrival of the F-35I was to make Israel the first country to have an operational F-35 squadron outside of the United States, once the squadron was properly equipped. [50] [51]
On 2 November 2023, the IDF posted on social media that they used an F-35I to shoot down a Houthi cruise missile over the Red Sea that was fired from Yemen during the Israel-Hamas War. [328] The F-35I Adir was used in the 29 September 2024 Israeli attacks on Yemen. [329] F-35Is were also reportedly involved in the October 2024 Israeli strikes ...
The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II is a family of stealth multirole fighters that first entered service with the United States in 2015. The aircraft has been ordered by program partner nations, including the United Kingdom, Italy, Norway, and Australia, and also through the Department of Defense's Foreign Military Sales program, including Japan, South Korea, and Israel.
Furthermore, Israel has a unique and specialized variant, the F-35I Adir, most likely more advanced than any basic F-35A model the Egyptian Air Force would receive.
Watch as F-35I Adir fighter jets return to Nevatim Airbase in Israel after Iran’s direct missile attack in the early hours of Sunday (14 April).. Israel’s military spokesperson Rear Admiral ...
There are several variants of the fighter jet, which took its first flight nearly 20 years ago and is now flown by a handful of countries around the world. ... It operates just under 40 F-35I jets ...
On 29 September 2024, Israel launched attacks in Yemen against the ports of Al Hudaydah and Ras Isa, both located in the Houthi-controlled part of the country, using F-15I, F-35I Adir, and F-16I aircraft. [1] Six people were killed [2] [3] and at least 57 were injured. [2] [4] Widespread power outages were caused in the city of Hodeida itself. [4]
140 Squadron's and Israel's first two F-35I jets on its arrival at Nevatim Airbase, December 2016. 140 Squadron of the Israeli Air Force (IAF), also Golden Eagle Squadron, is an F-35I Adir squadron based at Nevatim Airbase in Israel. [1]