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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]
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 .
The F-35I also recorded the first operational shoot down for the F-35, intercepting two Iranian drones in 2021. The civil war raging within Israel's northern neighbor, has occasionally witnessed activity by the IAF, some overt, some unacknowledged and some merely attributed. Notable actions include:
Israel’s military spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari said 99 per cent of more than 300 drones and missiles fired by Iran were intercepted by Israel and its allies. ... Watch as F-35I Adir ...
Another aircraft operated by the squadron is F-15I #201 [5] (94-0286), the very first F-15I built. [ 3 ] Manat has participated in the evaluation of foreign aircraft types, including the Syrian MiG-23 whose pilot defected to Israel in October 1989 and a pair of MiG-29s loaned from a European air force in 1995.
JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel has approved the purchase of a third squadron of F-35 stealth fighter jets in a deal worth $3 billion, the Ministry of Defense said on Sunday. The additional 25 ...
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.
Two F-35I Adir of 116 Squadron "Lions of the South" (lion symbol at tail) from Nevatim Airbase. 116 Squadron of the Israeli Air Force, also known as Lions of the South Squadron (former Flying Wing and Defenders of the South Squadron), is an F-35I Adir [1] stealth fighter squadron based at Nevatim Airbase. They once flew the F-16A/B. [2]