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Israel: an Air Force "Aggressor" unit has been created

Tel Aviv, Israel - F-16A/B aircraft will play the enemy role during dogfight training

Israeli authorities intend to lower costs related to international exercises but they cannot reduce the Air Force pilots’ capabilities. So, the armed force would have opted to set a Squadron exclusively dedicated to perform "Aggressor" activities, that is to say as enemy during dogfight training missions. For such a purpose, the unit was endowed with F-16A/B light fighters which will have to come t...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 128342
Rome, Italy, 10/05/2005 18:15
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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