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Garrison/HQ | Nevatim Airbase |
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Attack | F-35I Adir |
140 Squadron of the Israeli Air Force (IAF), also Golden Eagle Squadron, is an F-35I Adir squadron based at Nevatim Airbase in Israel. [1]
Formerly an F-16A/B squadron, [2] the squadron was closed in August 2013, as part of IDF budget cuts. Its aircraft were allocated to 116 Squadron (Defenders of the South).[ citation needed]
In 2015, it was announced that the "Golden Eagle" Squadron would be the first Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Squadron in the IAF. [3] The squadron received its first two aircraft in December 2016. [1]
140 Squadron | |
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Country | ![]() |
Branch | ![]() |
Garrison/HQ | Nevatim Airbase |
Aircraft flown | |
Attack | F-35I Adir |
140 Squadron of the Israeli Air Force (IAF), also Golden Eagle Squadron, is an F-35I Adir squadron based at Nevatim Airbase in Israel. [1]
Formerly an F-16A/B squadron, [2] the squadron was closed in August 2013, as part of IDF budget cuts. Its aircraft were allocated to 116 Squadron (Defenders of the South).[ citation needed]
In 2015, it was announced that the "Golden Eagle" Squadron would be the first Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II Squadron in the IAF. [3] The squadron received its first two aircraft in December 2016. [1]