Israel Tests New Air-Ground Tactics Vs. Islamic Jihad – Small Wars Journal

Israel Tests New Air-Ground Tactics Vs. Islamic Jihad by Arie Egozi – Breaking Defense

TEL AVIV: Today, the Israeli Air Force concluded its latest Blue Flag wargames at its Uvda airbase in the Negev Desert, less than 100 miles away from an active war zone in the Gaza Strip — under 10 minutes’ flight time for a loaded fighter jet at cruising speed. For days, Israeli, US, German, Italian, and Greek fighters, including stealthy F-35s, had practiced dogfights and airstrikes against simulated air defenses, even as other IAF units conducted real airstrikes and real anti-rocket defense…