OVERVIEW
MANUFACTURERIsraeli Air Force
YEAR INTRODUCED1974
UNITS IN SERVICE—
UNITS PRODUCED—
UNIT COST$28K
DESCRIPTION
Elite Israeli Air Force combat search and rescue unit specializing in extracting personnel from hostile territory.
SPECIFICATIONS
SPECIFICATIONS
Personnel
~200
Selection
Rigorous IAF selection + combat medic + parachute training
Specialization
Combat search and rescue, airborne evacuation, tactical medicine
Notable_ops
Entebbe support, Lebanon extractions, Gaza operations
Based
Palmachim Airbase
GLOBAL DEPLOYMENT
