Air forces from eight countries take part in the drill, simulating airstrikes, dogfights and rescues over unfamiliar terrain

Crowds again allowed to observe annual flyover after COVID restrictions rolled back; other public events, private gatherings set to be held throughout country

The Oron, a Gulfstream jet outfitted with a variety of sensors and data collection equipment, can rapidly identify targets in all weather conditions, developer says

'Saluting all Israelis,' military flyby to include more towns than ever before after gathering restrictions largely lifted

Military says unspecified circumstances preceding the fatal crash were never experienced before, rules out technical failure

20-year-old from Dahariya charged with entering Israel illegally, among other violations; two suspected Israeli accomplices still under investigation

2 Israeli aviators taken off plane and told that only one had a permit from controversial committee which gives exemptions to flight ban; eventually both allowed to fly home

Defense Minister Gantz says aircraft essential for a wide range of routine and combat missions

Exercise simulates overwhelming response to Lebanese terror group damaging an Israeli drone, as it tried to do earlier this month

But approval for new transport helicopters to replace aging fleet and additional fighter jets put off until later