Not Just Pilots: The tireless ground crews enabling Israeli jets to fly high
Preparing a fighter jet is a precise and demanding process that starts the moment the wheels touch the runway.
Preparing a fighter jet is a precise and demanding process that starts the moment the wheels touch the runway.
The Marivan operation appeared part of a broader strategy to weaken border controls and IRGC dominance in peripheral regions, potentially opening pathways for opposition groups.
Following its extensive strikes on regime targets across the country, Israeli fighter jets and air defense systems worked in tandem to intercept and shoot down dozens of UAVs and ballistic missiles.
Phase two of Operation Epic Fury and Roaring Lion focused on degrading Iran’s ballistic missile capabilities, including its infrastructure, launchers, and other facilities.
The first phase focused on destroying the regime’s remaining air defenses, paving the way for full air superiority over Tehran and other strategic sites across the country.
By striking their headquarters, Israel is disrupting the regime’s ability to coordinate repression, undermining morale among security forces and sending a message that no arm of the regime is immune.
During the “12-Day War” in June 2025, UAVs accounted for approximately 70% of total flight hours.
Israel’s 1981 attack on Iraq’s nuclear reactor was a bold preventive operation that reshaped Middle Eastern security by stopping a nuclear weapons program before it could begin.
Israeli Air Force pilots use high-tech simulators to rehearse risky missions, refine routine maneuvers, and sharpen every aspect of their flying and combat skills.
The IDF received three brand-new Lockheed Martin–built F-35I ‘Adir’ fighter jets, strengthening Israel’s strike and defense capabilities amid escalating threats from Iran and Hezbollah.
The drill simulated a coordinated surprise terror assault by land and sea, testing air and ground coordination, mass-casualty response, civilian rescues, intelligence closure, and battlefield command under fire.
Israel hit several Hezbollah weapons depots hidden in civilian areas of southern Lebanon, exposing the group’s human-shield tactics as Israel carried out a precision, pre-warned strike to remove the threat.
Recently, the IAF used runway‑cratering strikes in both Syria and Iran.
The report suggested that Israel is likely to strike Iran again, though it does not specify what form a new attack might take.
On Saturday, the Israeli Air Force killed a Hezbollah member trying to rebuild terrorist infrastructure in the Dounin area of Southern Lebanon.
On Saturday, Naim Qassem, the secretary-general of the Iranian proxy, said that Hezbollah will not lay down its arms, in a public show of defiance against the Lebanese army’s plan.
A total of a dozen aircraft were deployed for the strike, including four F-35 stealth fighters and eight F-15 fighter jets.
They will be assigned to reinforced aircraft shelters at Ramat David, where they are tasked with ensuring the operational readiness of the F-16 fleet and its weapons systems.
Yemen’s Houthis launched six drones at southern Israel; two crashed mid-flight, three were intercepted by Israeli forces, and one struck Ramon Airport, wounding two people.
The meeting was partly convened to watch Abdul Malik al-Houthi, the group’s leader and officially al-Rahawi’s deputy, deliver a televised speech from another location.
