Ovda Airbase

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Ovda Airbase (Hebrew: בסיס עובדה, English: fact) is an Israeli Air Force (IAF) base, located in the very south of Israel, around 40 kilometers north of Eilat, in a large plain of the southern Negev desert. It has two runways with lengths of 3,000 and 2,600 meters and a heliport. There are no operational fighter jets or helicopters stationed there and a so-called "Aggressor Squadron" for pilot training was based there until May 2025. Until 2021 the international military aviation exercise Blue Flag took place there every two years. Since around 2024/25, a battery of Arrow anti-missiles has also been located on the airbase site. In August 2025, the base became a joint training center for IAF and ground troops (see: Today).

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