Reconnaissance flights

Israeli air force increases King Air intelligence flights

Two squadrons equipped with intelligence-gathering Beechcraft King Air 200s operate from Sde-Dov air base. According to the Israeli air force website, aircraft of the service's "First" squadron alone accumulated 6,000 flight hours in 2015. "This is a direct result of the amount of enemies that the Israeli defence forces deal with today," says the unit's commander – identified only as Lt Col H. "As our enemies and threats multiply over the years, the amount of missions and sectors from which we have to bring an aerial intelligence situation report grow accordingly," he adds.