Ramon Airbase
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Mitzpe Ramon | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 2,126 ft / 648 m | ||||||||||||||
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Ramon Airbase (Hebrew: בסיס חיל-האוויר רמון, Basis Hayil-HaAvir Ramon, lit. Ramon Air Force Base) is an Israeli Air Force base southwest of Beersheba, near the town of Mitzpe Ramon. Also titled Kanaf 25 (Hebrew: כנף 25, lit. Wing 25), it was formerly known as Matred. It was built 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 the peninsula was handed over to Egypt following the 1978 Camp David Accords. Its current commander is Col. Ziv Levi.[1]
Units
- 113th Squadron – operating AH-64D
- 119th Squadron – operating F-16I
- 190th Squadron – operating AH-64
- 201st Squadron – operating F-16I
- 253rd Squadron – operating F-16I
See also
References
- ^ Gonn, Adam (2008-12-11). "Going East? The Israel Air Force and Iran". The Media Line. Retrieved 2008-12-28.
External links
30°46′34″N 34°40′00″E / 30.77611°N 34.66667°E
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