Angkatan Udara Israel

Angkatan Udara Israel (Bahasa Inggris: Israeli Air Force, disingkat IAF; Bahasa Ibrani: זרוע האויר והחלל, Zroa HaAvir VeHahalal, "Senjata Udara dan Angkasa", umumnya disebut חיל האוויר Hel HaAvir, "Pasukan Udara") adalah angkatan udara Angkatan Pertahanan Israel. Kepala Komando Angkatan Udara Israel sekarang adalah Mayor Jendral Amir Eshel. Angkatan Udara Israel memiliki sekitar 1000 pesawat tempur.

Israeli Air Force
Dibentuk1948
NegaraIsrael
Tipe unitAngkatan Udara
Jumlah personel800+ Pesawat tempur
Bagian dariIsrael Defense Forces
Tokoh
Commander-in-ChiefAluf Amir Eshel
Insignia
Air Force Ensign
Roundel
Pesawat tempur
Pesawat serbuBoeing F-15E Strike Eagle
Pesawat tempurBoeing F-15 Eagle, General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
Pesawat patroliIAI SeaScan, Eurocopter Panther
Pesawat latihGrob G-120, Beechcraft T-6 Texan II, McDonnell Douglas A-4 Skyhawk, Beechcraft Super King Air, Bell 206
Pesawat pengangkutBoeing 707–320, Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion, Sikorsky S-70

[[Berkas:IAF Bases Map en.png|thumb|Pangkalan udara [[Angkatan Udara] Israel]]] [[Berkas:Israeli Air Force, UH-60 Black Hawk.jpg|thumb|UH-60 Blackhawk mendarat di gurun pasir]]

AH-1 Tzefa
IAF Boeing 707 refueling F-15s
201 Squadron F-16I and 103 Squadron C-130 at the 2010 Kecskemét International Air Show, Hungary

Organisasi Administratif

  • Chief of Air Staff Group
  • Fixed Wing Group
  • Helicopter Group
  • Intelligence Group
  • Equipment Group
  • Manpower Group
  • Chief Medical Officer
  • Unit Control Group
  • Air Special Forces Group
  • Air Defense Command
    • Northern Air Defense Regiment
    • Central Air Defense Regiment
    • Southern Air Defense Regiment (including Air Defense School)

Organisasi Operasional

Pesawat tempur

Sekarang

Pesawat tempur Asal Tipe Versi In service
(INSS)
In service
(Flightglobal)
In service
(Other sources)
Fighter aircraft
Boeing F-15 Eagle   Amerika Serikat air superiority fighter F-15A "Baz"   52[5]   42[6] 27[7]
F-15C "Baz" 17[7]
F-15B "Baz"   16[6] 7[7]
F-15D "Baz" 11[7]
Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle   Amerika Serikat strike fighter F-15I "Ra'am" 25[5] 25[6]
General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon   Amerika Serikat mulitirole fighter F-16A "Netz"   107[5]   147[6] 90[7]
F-16B "Netz" 16[7]
F-16D "Barak"   136[5] 49[7]
F-16C "Barak" 76[6] 52[7]
F-16I "Sufa" 100[5] 100[6]
Trainer aircraft
Grob G-120   Jerman trainer aircraft G-120AI "Snunit" 27[5] 17[6] 17[7]
Beechcraft T-6 Texan II   Amerika Serikat trainer aircraft T-6A "Efroni" 19[5] 20[6] 20[7]
McDonnell Douglas A-4 Skyhawk   Amerika Serikat ground attack / trainer A-4N, TA-4H/J "Ayit" 20[5] 20[8]
Transport / Aerial refueling / Aerial firefighting / Utility / Signals intelligence / Maritime patrol / AEW
Air Tractor AT-802   Amerika Serikat aerial firefighting AT-802F 8[5] 7[6] 7[3][4]
Beechcraft Bonanza   Amerika Serikat utility A-36 "Khofit" 22[5] 22[7]
Beechcraft Super King Air (C-12 Huron)   Amerika Serikat utility / transport / trainer B-200/T/CT "Tzofit"   29[5] 22[6] 22[9]
EW / ELINT / SIGINT RC-12D/K "Kookiya" 7[6] 7[9]
IAI SeaScan   Israel maritime patrol 1124N "Shahaf" 3[5] 3[6] 3[7]
Gulfstream G550   Amerika Serikat SEMA G500 "Nahshon-Shavit" 3[5] 3[6] 3[7]
CAEW G550 "Nahshon-Eitam" 2[5] 4[6] 3[7]
Lockheed C-130 Hercules   Amerika Serikat tactical transport C-130E "Qarnaf"   12[5]   11[6] 5[7]
C-130H "Qarnaf" 2[7]
aerial refueling KC-130H "Qarnaf" 3[5] 5[6] 5[7]
Boeing 707   Amerika Serikat heavy transport / EW 707 "Re'em" 8[5] 7[6]
aerial refueling KC-707 "Saknai" 5[5] 7[6] 8[10][11]
Helicopters
Eurocopter Panther Uni Eropa maritime patrol AS-565SA "Atalef" 5[5] 5[6] 5[7]
Bell AH-1 Cobra   Amerika Serikat attack helicopter AH-1 "Tzefa" 33[5] 49[6] 33[7]
Boeing AH-64 Apache   Amerika Serikat attack helicopter AH-64A "Peten" 30[5] 32[12] 30[7]
AH-64D "Saraph" 17[5] 18[12] 18[7]
Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion   Amerika Serikat heavy transport CH-53D "Yas'ur 2025" 37[5] 25[6] 38[7]
Sikorsky S-70 (UH-60 Black Hawk)   Amerika Serikat tactical transport S-70A-50/55 / UH-60A/L "Yanshuf" 49[5] 49[6] 49[7]
Bell 206 (OH-58 Kiowa)   Amerika Serikat light transport / trainer 206B "Saifan" 18[6] 9[13]
Unmanned aerial vehicles
IAI Eitan   Israel MALE Heron-TP "Eitan" + + +
IAI Heron   Israel MALE Heron-1 "Shoval" + + +
Elbit Hermes 450   Israel Tactical UAV Hermes 450S "Zik" + + +
BlueBird SpyLite   Israel Mini UAV SkyLite B +[14]

Mendatang

Pesawat tempur Asal Tipe Versi Catatan
Fighter aircraft
Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II   Multinational stealth multirole fighter F-35I[15][16] 20 pending delivery (+ option for another 55).[17][18]
Trainer aircraft
Alenia Aermacchi M-346   Italia transonic jet trainer ? Israel will acquire 30 M-346 trainers.[8][19]
Transport / Utility aircraft
Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules   Amerika Serikat tactical transport C-130J-30 "Shimshon" 3 ordered and pending delivery, expected in 2014.[20]
Boeing 707   Amerika Serikat aerial refueling KC-707 "Saknai" 1 pending delivery, expected in mid 2012.[21]
Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey   Amerika Serikat multipurpose tiltrotor ? Being evaluated.[22]
Helicopters
Boeing AH-64 Apache   Amerika Serikat attack helicopter AH-64D "Saraf" 3 AH-64A's now being modified to AH-64D's.[12]
Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion   Amerika Serikat heavy transport CH-53D "Yas'ur 2025" 1 to be delivered soon.[23]
Sikorsky CH-53K Super Stallion   Amerika Serikat heavy transport ? Pending evaluation.[24]
Unmanned aerial vehicles
Elbit Hermes 900   Israel MALE ? 3 systems to be provided soon.[25]
Aeronautics Defense Orbiter   Israel Mini UAV ? Selected 2011.[14]

Pangkat Perwira

Insignia                  
Jabatan Segen Mishne Segen Seren Rav Seren Sgan Aluf Aluf Mishne Tat Aluf Aluf 1 Rav Aluf 2
U.S equivalent Letnan
Dua
Letnan
Satu
Kapten Mayor Letnan
Kolonel
Kolonel Brigadir
Jenderal
Mayor
Jenderal
Letnan
Jenderal

1 - Commander of the Israeli Air Force
2 - IDF Chief of the General Staff, rarely an air force officer

Daftar Komandan IAF

 
Amir Eshel, komandan IAF sekarang
 
Bintang Daud Biru

Pranala luar

  1. ^ "IAF Opens New "Eitan" UAV Squadron to Operational Use, 21 December 2010 | Israel Defense Forces". Idfspokesperson.com. December 21, 2010. Diakses tanggal September 8, 2011. 
  2. ^ Katz, Yaakov (September 29, 2010). "And they struck them with blindness". Jerusalem Post. Diakses tanggal September 29, 2010. 
  3. ^ a b "אתר חיל-האוויר". Iaf.org.il. Diakses tanggal September 8, 2011. 
  4. ^ a b Blumenkrantz, Zohar (December 3, 2010). "Israel's new squadron of fire-fighting planes is now ready for action – Haaretz Daily Newspaper | Israel News". Haaretz. Israel. Diakses tanggal September 8, 2011. 
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y "The Institute for National Security Studies", chapter Israel, 2012 May 8, 2012.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "Flightglobal World Air Forces – December 2011". Flight International. December 13, 2011. Diakses tanggal December 13, 2011. 
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "The Military Balance 2010". Page 256. International Institute for Strategic Studies, February 3, 2010.
  8. ^ a b Arie Egozi (2012-03-12). "Israel's M-346 selection fires up TOR joint venture". Flightglobal.com. Diakses tanggal 2012-03-12. 
  9. ^ a b "Israel Air and Space Force/Zroa HaAvir VeHahalal (Heyl Ha'Avir) Order of Battle". Scramble.nl. Diakses tanggal September 8, 2011. 
  10. ^ "Israel Bolsters KC-707 Refueling Fleet". Aviation Week. January 15, 2010. Diakses tanggal September 8, 2011. 
  11. ^ The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/20/world/middleeast/iran-raid-seen-as-complex-task-for-israeli-military.html?pagewanted=2.  Tidak memiliki atau tanpa |title= (bantuan)
  12. ^ a b c "Israel resumes Apache upgrade programme". Flight International. February 2, 2012. Diakses tanggal February 2, 2012. 
  13. ^ "2009 Source Book: World Military Aircraft Inventory", January 26, 2009.
  14. ^ a b Israeli air force boosts mini UAS capability, August 10, 2011.
  15. ^ "F-35I – Defense-Update Newscast". Defence-update.net. August 15, 2010. Diakses tanggal September 8, 2011. 
  16. ^ "Israel To Buy F-35s With Cockpit Mods". Aviation Week. Diakses tanggal September 8, 2011. 
  17. ^ "Israel set to build wings for some 800 F-35s". Reuters. August 30, 2010. 
  18. ^ "Israel to purchase F-35 stealth jets – Israel News, Ynetnews". Ynetnews.com. June 20, 1995. Diakses tanggal September 8, 2011. 
  19. ^ Katz, Yaakov (16 February 2012). "Italy wins IAF with combat trainer jet bid". JPost. 
  20. ^ Israel to launch C-130 wing box replacement Flightglobal, January 27, 2012
  21. ^ The Israeli Air Force 707 tankers - old but capable Flightglobal, February 7, 2012
  22. ^ http://www.defensenews.com/article/20120428/DEFREG04/304280002/Israel-8217-s-Growing-Commando-Force-Eyes-V-22s?odyssey=tab%7Ctopnews%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE
  23. ^ "Back from the junk yard - no alternative for the CH-53". Flight International. February 8, 2012. Diakses tanggal February 8, 2012. 
  24. ^ "Israel ditches Apache upgrade plan, commits to CH-53K". Flight International. Diakses tanggal September 8, 2011. 
  25. ^ Danny Shalom. "The Israeli Air Force to receive its first three "Hermes 900" remote-piloted aircraft systems. The UAV has a range of thousands of kilometers". Israeldefense.com. Diakses tanggal September 8, 2011.