Nevatim Israeli Air Force Base
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Nevatim Israeli Air Force Base , also Air Force Base 28, is one of the three principal airfields of the Israeli Air Force
located southeast of Be'er Sheva, near the moshav
of Nevatim
. It was built as a rough runway in 1947 for the Sherut Avir
, the air wing of the Haganah
, and was named Malhata. It was reopened in 1983 as a new modern airbase with 2 runways as the result of joint Israeli and US government funding as part of the IAF's redeployment out of its bases in the Sinai after it was returned to Egypt following the Camp David Accords
. Since 2003 the base has gradually received more squadrons of F-16s. A third runway was built in the mid-2000s decade as part of a project to accommodate the transfer of military activity previously taking place at Ben Gurion International Airport
(Air Force Base 29) to Nevatim.
Israel's fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35I's will be based in Nevatim starting in 2015.
Israeli Air Force
The Israeli Air Force is the air force of the State of Israel and the aerial arm of the Israel Defense Forces. It was founded on May 28, 1948, shortly after the Israeli Declaration of Independence...
located southeast of Be'er Sheva, near the moshav
Moshav
Moshav is a type of Israeli town or settlement, in particular a type of cooperative agricultural community of individual farms pioneered by the Labour Zionists during the second aliyah...
of Nevatim
Nevatim
Nevatim is a moshav in southern Israel. Located in the northern Negev desert around south-east of Beersheba, it falls under the jurisdiction of Bnei Shimon Regional Council. In 2006 it had a population of 629....
. It was built as a rough runway in 1947 for the Sherut Avir
Sherut Avir
The Sherut Avir was the air force of the Haganah and the forerunner of the Israeli Air Force.-Founding:The Sherut Avir was founded in November 1947, just two weeks prior to the passing of the 1947 UN Partition Plan which proposed the division of Palestine into a Jewish and Arab state.It was at...
, the air wing of the Haganah
Haganah
Haganah was a Jewish paramilitary organization in what was then the British Mandate of Palestine from 1920 to 1948, which later became the core of the Israel Defense Forces.- Origins :...
, and was named Malhata. It was reopened in 1983 as a new modern airbase with 2 runways as the result of joint Israeli and US government funding as part of the IAF's redeployment out of its bases in the Sinai after it was returned to Egypt following the Camp David Accords
Camp David Accords
The Camp David Accords were signed by Egyptian President Anwar El Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin on September 17, 1978, following thirteen days of secret negotiations at Camp David. The two framework agreements were signed at the White House, and were witnessed by United States...
. Since 2003 the base has gradually received more squadrons of F-16s. A third runway was built in the mid-2000s decade as part of a project to accommodate the transfer of military activity previously taking place at Ben Gurion International Airport
Ben Gurion International Airport
Ben Gurion International Airport , also referred to by its Hebrew acronym Natbag , is the largest and busiest international airport in Israel, handling 12,160,339 passengers in 2010...
(Air Force Base 29) to Nevatim.
Israel's fleet of Lockheed Martin F-35I's will be based in Nevatim starting in 2015.
Units
- 103rd Squadron103 Squadron (Israel)The 103 Squadron of the Israeli Air Force, also known as the Elephants Squadron, is a C-130E and KC-130H squadron based at Nevatim Airbase.-References:...
– operating C-130 - 116th Squadron116 Squadron (Israel)116 Squadron of the Israeli Air Force, also known as the The Defenders of the South Squadron , is an F-16A/B fighter squadron based at Nevatim Airbase.-References:...
– operating F-16A/B - 120th Squadron120 Squadron (Israel)The 120 Squadron of the Israeli Air Force, also known as the Desert Giants , is a Boeing 707 and IAI 1224 Westwind squadron based at Nevatim Airbase.-References:...
– operating Boeing 707 - 122nd Squadron122 Squadron (Israel)The 122 Squadron of the Israeli Air Force, also known as the Nahshon Squadron , is a G550 squadron based at Nevatim Airbase....
– operating Gulfstream G550 - 131st Squadron131 Squadron (Israel)The 131 Squadron of the Israeli Air Force, also known as the Yellow Bird Squadron, is a C-130E and KC-130H squadron based at Nevatim Airbase.-References:...
– operating C-130 - 140th Squadron140 Squadron (Israel)The 140 Squadron of the Israeli Air Force, also known as the Golden Eagle Squadron, is an F-16A/B fighter squadron based at Nevatim Airbase.-References:...
– operating F-16A/B
See also
- List of airports in Israel and the occupied territories