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Israel - IAF Equipment


AIR FORCE
SYSTEMS Inventory
1990 1995 2000 2001 2002 2006 2008 2010 2015 2020
Personnel     37,000 33,800 57,000 56,000 57,000 59,000        
Active     28,000 32,000 37,000 36,000 37,000 35,000 34,000      
Reservist     19,000 21,800 20,000 20,000 20,000 24,500 ~24,500      
FGA/FTR
F-15I Ra'am Thunder - - 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25
F-15C / F-15D Akef Buzzard 24 28 28 28 28 27-28 28 28 28 28
F-15B Baz Falcon 2 8 5 7 8 5-7 7 7 7 7
F-15A Baz Falcon 20 38 28 28 28 29-30 27 27 27 27
F-16I Soufa/Suefa Storm - - - - - 12 34 102 102 102
F-16C / F-16D Barak / Brakeet Lightning / Thunderbolt 75 131 125 125 122 124 101 101 101 101
F-16B Netz Hawk 5 19 17 17 16 19-20 16 16 16 16
F-16A Netz Hawk 55 88 86 92 94 85-88 90 90 90 90
F-4E* Kurnass 2000* Sledgehammer 2000 - 51 50 50 50 + + + + +
F-4E* Kurnass Sledgehammer 125 25 20 20 20 + + + + +
Kfir C2/C7* Kfir Lion Cub 90 89 44 + + + + + + +
A-4H/N Ahit Vulture 135 180 180 180 110 39 39 39 + -
Lavi Lavi Lion - - - - - - - - - -
Nesher Nesher Eagle - - - - - - - - - -
RECCE
RC-12D Kookiya Cuckoo 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
RU-21B Tsofit Thrush 4 - - - - - - - - -
RF-4E Oref Raven 14 14 10 10 13 - - - - -
Kfir RC2 Kfir Lion Cub - 6 - - - - - - - -
AEW
EC-707 Phalcon Falcon - - 6 6 6 1-2 3 3 3 3
E-2C Daya Kite 4 4 3 3 - - - - - -
EW
G550/C-37A (ELINT) - - - - - 3 3 3 3 3
EC-707 Chasidah Stork 6 6 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
B-200 King Air Tsofit / Zufit Thrush 4 4 4 4 4 - - - - -
B-200T King Air Tsofit / Zufit 2 Thrush 2 - - 5 5 5 - - - - -
B-200CT King Air Tsofit / Zufit 3 Thrush 3 - - - - - 4 4 4 4 4
IAI-201/202 (ELINT) Arava Arava 3 3 3 3 3 - - - - -
Do-28D B1 Agur Crane - 15 15 15 15 - - - - -
EC-130H Aya Condor 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
EV-1E (ECM) Atalef Bat 2 - - - - - - - - -
MR
IAI-1124 Shachaf Gull 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
B-200T King Air Tsofit / Zufit 4 Thrush 4 - - - - 3 - - - - -
TANKER
KC-130H Karnaf Rhinoceros 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 5 5 5
TRANSPORT
Boeing 707** R'em Unicorn 3 4 4 2 2 - - - - -
C-130H Karnaf Rhinoceros 22 22 22 18 18 5 5 5 5 5
C-47 Pe're Savage 12 12 12 12 12 11 1 1 - -
IAI-201 Arava Arava 10 7 - - - - - - - -
IAI-1124 Shachaf Gull 3 - - - - - - - - -
TRANSPORT-TANKER
KC-707** Re'em Oryx 4 4 3 3 3 5 4 4 4 4
LIAISON
BN-2A Islander 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 - -
Cessna U-206 Choheet Quail 33 20 20 20 20 22 22 22 22 22
Cessna U-180 2 - - - - - - - - -
Cessna U-172 2 - - - - - - - - -
B-200T King Air Tsofit / Zufit 5 Thrush 5 - - - - - 5 5 - - -
Do-28D Agur Crane 10 - - - - - - - - -
Do-27 Dror Sparrow 6 - - - - - - - - -
B-80 Queen Air Zamir Nightingale 12 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8
TRAINING
GROB G-120A Snunit Swallow - - - - - 17 17 17 17 17
TA-4N*** Ahit Vulture - - - - - + + + + +
TA-4J Ahit Vulture 17 20 18 17 17 16 16 16 16 16
TA-4H Ahit Vulture 6 10 9 9 9 10 10 10 10 10
Kfir TC2 / TC7 Kfir Lion Cub 5 10 - - - - - - - -
CM-170 Magister Tsukit Merlin 80 80 77 77 43 43 43 43 43 43
Piper PA-18-150 Cheevayee Osprey 35 30 28 28 28 - - - - -
B-80 Queen Air Zamir Nightingale - 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
HELICOPTERS
ATTACK
AH-64D Saraf Poison Snake - - - - - 1 18 18 18 18
AH-64A Peten Cobra 18 43 42 42 42 40-42 30 30 30 30
AH-1E Tsefa Viper 6 6 6 21 21 16 16 16 16 16
AH-1F Tsefa Viper 26 26 33 33 33 39 39 39 39 39
AH-1G Tsefa Viper 30 30 30 29 - - - - - -
Hughes 500MD Lahatut Acrobat 31 29 25 5 5 - - - - -
SAR
HH-65A Dolpheen Dolphin 2 2 - - - - - - - -
ASW
AS-565SA Atalef Bat - - 5 5 7 7 7 7 7 7
SA-366G Dolphin Dolphin - - 2 2 1 - - - - -
TRANSPORT
CH-53A/D 2000 Yas'ur Petrel 26 38 35 34 34 33-41 33-41 33-41 41 41
S-70A Yanshuf Owl - - 15 15 15 24 24 24 24 24
UH-60L Yanshuf Owl - - - - 7 14 14 14 14 14
UH-60A Yanshuf Owl - - 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
Bell 212**** Anafa Heron 53 54 54 54 54 34 55 55 55 55
Bell 206B Saifan Gladiolus 53 51 50 50 49 43 34 34 34 34
Bell 205 / UH-1D Huey 12 - - - - - - - - -
SA-321 Tzir'a Wasp 8 8 - - - - - - - -
UAV
Scout Zahavan Oriole - + + + + + + + + +
Pioneer - + + + - - - - - -
Searcher Chugla Pheasant - + + + + 22-44+ 22-44+ 22-44+ 22-44+ 22-44+
Firebee 147 Shadmeet Plover - - - - - - - - - -
Samson - - - + + + + + + +
Delilah - - - + + + + + + +
RQ-5A Hunter Cachlileet Magpie - - + + + + + + + +
Hermes 450 - - - - + + + + + +
SkyEye - - - - - - - - - -
Harpy - - - - + + + + + +
MISSILES
ASM
AGM-45 Egrof Barzel Iron Fist + + + + + + + + + +
AGM-62A/B Deker Bayonete + + + + + + + + + +
AGM-65 Kidon Javelin + + + + + + + + + +
AGM-78D Standard + + + + + + + + + +
Gabriel III + + - - - - - - - -
AGM-114 Hellfire Kardum Hatchet - + + + + + + + + +
BGM-71 TOW - + + + + - - - - -
Popeye I Magal Scythe - - + + + + + + + +
Popeye II Makevet Mallet - - + + + + + + + +
Luz Luz + - - - - - - - - -
AAM
AIM-7 Lahava Flame + + + + + + + + + +
AIM-9L Lulav Tree Top + + + + + + + + + +
AIM-9P Lapeed Torch + + + + + + + + + +
R-530 + + + + + - - - - -
Shafrir Shafrir Blaze + + + + + + + + + +
Python III + + + + + + + + + +
Python IV - + + + + + + + + +
AIM-120B AMRAAM - - + + + + + + + +
SAM
Arrow 2 Hetz 9/bty - - 1bty 1bty 2bty 2bty 2bty 2bty 2bty 2bty
MIM-104 Patriot 16/bty - 3bty 3bty 3bty 3bty 3bty 3bty 3bty 3bty 3bty
MIM-23 Hawk 3/bty 17bty 17bty 17bty 17bty 17bty 17bty 17bty 17bty 17bty 17bty

Notes

    * - IISS Military Balance states that some or all of these types are held in an active or semi-active reserve. Actual availability and totals is unknown as of 2008.

    ** - IISS Military Balance figures suggest that between 2002 and 2006 the last remaining purely transport Boeing 707s were converted to the transport-tanker KC-707 configuration.

    *** - The TA-4N has been noted since 2002 in the IISS Military Balance as being introduced as a lead-in trainer, but the numbers provided and those by other sources are unclear as to how many TA-4N are actually in inventory.

    **** - Bell 212s were removed from active service in December 2002. However, the IISS Military Balance figures suggest that Israel retains ownership of these airframes for possible use in a reserve capacity.


Sources:
Military Periscope
IISS The Military Balance
Aeroflight: Israeli Air Force Aircraft Types

 

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