| 1947 | 1947 The Israeli Air Force consisted of eight planes. |
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| 1948 | Early in this year, Israel purchased 21 light Auster aircraft. |
| On May 15th, Egyptian Spitfires attacked Israel's air base damaging seven planes and destroying two planes. | |
| On May 16th, the Air Service became the official Israel Air Force (AIF), during the war of Independence. | |
| 1960 | President Ezer Weizman is in control of the Israel Air Force. |
| 1961 | The Israeli Air Force bought 76 French Mirages. |
| 1967 | On April 7th, the Syrians attacked Israel, and the Israel Air Force downed a Syrian MIG plane |
| 1970 | Israeli defense forces decided to develop their own military tank. |
| 1979 | The Merkava Tank first made for maximum protection of the crew. |
| 1981 | On June 7th, eight Israeli F15s and F16s destroyed the Iraqi Nuclear Reactor. |
| 1982 | 1982 Israel launches its first satellite designed for military surveillance, the Offeq 1. |