Israeli F-35
Israeli F-35IDF Spokesperson

The U.S. Air Force-led “Red Flag” exercise will begin today (Sunday). The exercise will take place in the Nellis U.S. Air Force Base in Nevada.

The exercise will take place over the course of two weeks and will include a wide range of training drills, including long-range aerial scenarios, achieving aerial superiority in the region, joint aerial strikes, area defense, interception of enemy aircraft, low-altitude flights and flights in areas abundant with anti-aircraft equipment.

The exercise will also include joint midair refuelings, where IAF tanker aircraft will refuel American fighter jets, and an IAF F-35I “Adir” aircraft will be refueled by American KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft.

For the first time, seven IAF F-35I “Adir” aircraft and two IAF F-15I "Ra'am" aircraft will participate in the exercise in U.S. territory.

The exercise is taking place following the "Juniper Oak" exercise, the largest joint exercise to be conducted with USCENTCOM.

The “Red Flag” exercise strengthens the operational cooperation between the two militaries as key partners committed to maintaining security in the Middle East.