140 Squadron (Israel)
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File:Flickr - Israel Defense Forces - Air Force Exercise in Sardinia, Nov 2010 (2).jpg
F-16B of the Golden Eagle Squadron during an exercise in Sardinia.
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Country | Israel |
Branch | Israeli Air Force |
140 Squadron of the Israeli Air Force, also known as the Golden Eagle Squadron, was an F-16A/B fighter squadron based at Nevatim Airbase.[1]
On 2 August 2013, as part of the IDF's budget cuts, it was closed and merged with 116 Squadron (Defenders of the south).[citation needed]
In 2015 it was announced that the "Golden Eagle" will be the first Lockheed Martin F-35 Adir Squadron in the IAF.[2]