116 Squadron (Israel)

Flight Training School: 102
Aggressor emulation: 115
Flight Test Center: 601
Aerial firefighting: 249

116 Squadron F-16B Netz '017' at CIAF 2004, Brno-Turany

116 Squadron of the Israeli Air Force, also known as The Defenders of the South Squadron (former Flying Wing Squadron), is an F-16A/B fighter squadron based at Nevatim Airbase.^[1]

In 2015 it was announced that the second F-35 Squadron in the IAF will be the "Defenders of the South".

References

↑ "116 Squadron - The Flying Wing". Globalsecurity.org. Archived from the original on 16 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-13.

Israeli Air Force

History	History of the Israeli Air Force List of Israeli flying aces Sherut Avir Israeli Air Force Museum

Branches and components	Air Intelligence Group Air Defense Command

Air bases	Ramat David Hatzor Hatzerim Tel Nof Ovda Sde Dov Haifa Ramon Nevatim Palmachim

Formations and units	Aircraft squadrons Flight academy Shaldag 669 Ofek

Equipment	Aircraft Munitions

Israeli Air Force – List of Aircraft Squadrons

Combat squadrons	69 101 105 106 107 109 110 117 119 133 201 253

Helicopter squadrons	113 114 118 123 124 190 193

Command / Transport	100 103 120 122 131 135

Unmanned	161 166 200 210

Other	Flight Training School: 102 Aggressor emulation: 115 Flight Test Center: 601 Aerial firefighting: 249

Inactive	116 125 140 144 147 149 160 192 254

Historical	Tel Aviv Squadron Negev Squadron Galilee Squadron

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