Today’s Air Force is relatively paltry compared to its heyday, with just 142 bombers and just over 2,000 fighter aircraft.

Meink said he will also examine the Air Force’s struggle to retain pilots. The Air Force last year said the service was short by 1,848 pilots, including 1,142 fighter pilots. The shortage means ...

"The war serves political and personal interests; only an agreement will ensure the safe return of the kidnapped," the letter stated. Haredi soldiers completing an F-16 aircraft technicians course ...

and Air Force chief Tomer Bar to dismiss the signatories of the letter by IAF pilots, which called for an end to the war. Netanyahu said that "rejection is refusal - even when it is expressed ...

When nearly 1,000 Israeli Air Force veterans ... and especially for fighter pilots and other prestigious units. Tens of thousands of academics, doctors, former ambassadors, students and high-tech ...

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — When nearly 1,000 Israeli Air Force veterans signed an open letter last week calling ... and especially for fighter pilots and other prestigious units.