Helicopter

IAF helicopter malfunctions during Lebanon rescue, IDF says not hit by enemy fire

A second helicopter had been scrambled to evacuate the three soldiers in its stead.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
An Israeli military helicopter flies near the Israeli border with Lebanon, on April 14, 2026.
Illustrative Israeli F16s.

Israeli Air Force says it dropped 135,000 bombs in recent wars, warns of Syrian military rebuild

The Israel Air Force dropped 135,000 bombs in recent years of conflict, including 23,860 requested directly by ground forces for immediate support in Gaza and Lebanon.

|ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
An IAF Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk demonstrating a simulated evacuation operation at the fighter pilot's graduation ceremony, June 24, 2013; illustrative.

IAF pilots took off under fire, bypassing commander in Lebanon helicopter attack, probe finds

The Israel Air Force has completed a preliminary investigation into an incident in southern Lebanon, where Hezbollah attempted to target a medical evacuation helicopter with a drone.

|ByJAMES GENN
An Israeli military helicopter flies near the Israeli border with Lebanon, during the war with Iran and Hezbollah and ongoing missile fire toward Israel, March 28, 2026.

WATCH: IDF helicopter evacuates wounded soldiers amid heavy fire, drone impacts meters away

The Air Force helicopter took off from the scene within seconds to avoid a direct hit after detecting additional drones launched into the area.

|ByAMIR BOHBOT, JERUSALEM POST STAFF

Remembering She’ar Yashuv, the IDF's worst accident

MILITARY AFFAIRS: Parents of soldiers who died 25 years ago in the most tragic accident in the IDF’s history look back in sorrow and acceptance.

JANUARY 27, 2022ByANNA AHRONHEIM
A MONUMENT BUILT in 2008 near Kibbutz Dafna for the 73 IDF soldiers who died in the 1997 helicopter disaster.

Israel marks 25 years since two helicopters collided, killing all 73 on board

Israelis commemorate the 73 soldiers killed when two helicopters collided on their way to Lebanon in 1997. To this day the IDF has yet to give a definite reason as to why the helicopters crashed.

JANUARY 26, 2022ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Israeli soldiers sift through the rubble of an army helicopter as they search for dead soldiers late February 4, 1997.

It's time for an IDF mindset change - editorial

In less than two week, two horrific accidents have left four IDF officers dead.

JANUARY 15, 2022ByJPOST EDITORIAL
IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kochavi attends a Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee meeting in November.

IDF helicopter crash: Interim report unable to determine cause

The IDF believes that the likely crash of the helicopter was due to a fire that broke out in the left engine.

JANUARY 13, 2022ByANNA AHRONHEIM
An Atalef helicopter, demonstrating a search-and-rescue operation, during an airshow at Ramat David Airbase in 2009.

Gantz, IDF chief Kohavi talk to squadron of helicopter crash

IDF Chief of Staff Aviv Kohavi reaffirmed the IDF's intention to "thoroughly investigate the incident."

JANUARY 11, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Defense Minister Benny Gantz speaks to soldiers and officers of the 193rd Squadron

Technical malfunction behind deadly IDF helicopter crash

It is still unclear why the two pilots were unable to exit the helicopter and the exact cause of their deaths is yet to be determined.

JANUARY 4, 2022ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Part of a military helicopter that crashed off the coast of Haifa on January 3, 2021.

MK apologizes for false report on crash

While the press faces censorship on what it can report, Knesset members are under no obligation to abide by such rules.

JANUARY 4, 2022ByGIL HOFFMAN
Yesh Atid MK Ram Ben Barak, head of the Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee

Air Force launches probe to determine cause of helicopter crash that killed pilots

A third crew member was rescued from the sea and is in stable condition at Rambam hospital.

JANUARY 3, 2022ByANNA AHRONHEIM, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
From left: 38-year-old Lt.-Col Erez Sachaini and 27-year-old Major Hen Fogel, the two soldiers killed in the helicopter crash on January 3, 2022

Defense procurement committee greenlights deal for CH-53K helicopters

Israel’s Ministerial committee that oversees defense procurement approved the Defense Ministry’s recommendation to purchase 10 new helicopters for USD $2.4 billion. 

NOVEMBER 29, 2021ByANNA AHRONHEIM
The CH-53K on it's maiden flight in the skies of Berlin

US State Dept. gives green light to sale of helicopters to Israel

The deal, worth $3.4 billion, will see Israel receive 18 CH-53K heavy-lift helicopters to replace the aging Yasur squadron.

JULY 31, 2021ByANNA AHRONHEIM
Lockheed Martin Sikorsky's Ch-53K on the tarmac at Berlin Air Show