[Poohbah]

You're kidding, right? The IAF would make very short work of the RSAF, a fact with which both parties are all too aware.

I've actually been on exercises with RSAF aircrews; they are very, very good.

[SJackson]

You're kidding, right? The IAF would make very short work of the RSAF, a fact with which both parties are all too aware.

I'm not qualified to make that judgement, but I can tell you there are those within Israel's military community who consider the combined Saudi/Egyptian air forces the IAFs equal in hardware, personel I can't say, but they're a force to be reckoned with. Because they were destroyed on the ground once, you can't rely on it happening again.

[holdmuhbeer]

I've actually been on exercises with RSAF aircrews; they are very, very good.

Aren't these guys trained in the U.S.?

[CommerceComet]

I assume that Israeli airspace is better defended than any in the world. How hard would it be for a lone fighter to escape visual or electronic detection? The plane wouldn't have the electronic warfare planes to provide cover and mitigate the radar.