Classified military exercise involved dozens of warplanes over the Mediterranean practicing for various scenarios, report says

Maneuvers seen as intended to plan for strike on Iran, Saudi-owned Elaph claims, month after New York Times reveals new tankers seen as key to threat won't arrive before late 2024

'Desert Falcon' exercise is latest cooperation between IDF and America's Middle East-focused Central Command

Fleet of helicopters to stay grounded as investigators still can't determine why the aircraft's left motor caught fire and why the pilots couldn't escape in last week's accident

Report says electrical short hampered pilots ability to control helicopter during crash landing, aircraft hit water on its right side and sank with two crew members still on board

Navy, air force chiefs hail Capt. Ron Berman, who managed to escape aircraft, call for help from his cellphone while floating at sea; now recovering in hospital

Investigators looking into why pilots didn't escape the chopper during emergency landing like naval officer, who survived and called the squadron commander to report the crash

'It disappeared from screen': Brig. Gen. Amir Lazar says 2 pilots killed in sudden crash were recovered by divers in a complex recovery operation

AS565 Panther, or 'Atalef,' can land on missile ships and is used to surveil enemy coastlines, locate maritime targets and conduct search-and-rescue operations

Prime minister sends condolences to families after two soldiers die in training accident; Defense Minister Gantz vows thorough investigation