Celebrating its 60th birthday this year, the IAF���s cream of the crop has adapted to changing needs and technology to remain the country���s chief line of defense in the sky.

A4H Skyhawk in the Sambad. The result was a fleet of powerful fighter jets known as the Sa���ars, which were put into action during the 1973 Yom Kippur War against invading Syrian forces in the Golan and Egyptian forces in the Sinai. The Sa���ar pilots...