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The IWI Galil ACE, also marketed as IWI ACE (or simply ACE), is a series of assault rifles and battle rifles originally developed and manufactured by Israel Weapon Industries (IWI). It is produced in three different calibres: 5.56×45mm NATO, 7.62×39mm and 7.62×51mm NATO.
Giora Epstein. Brigadier General Giora "Hawkeye" Epstein (Hebrew: גיורא אפשטיין; born May 20, 1938), today Giora Even (Hebrew: גיורא אבן), is a retired Israeli Air Force (IAF) officer and a fighter ace credited with 17 victories, 16 against Egyptian jets and one against an Egyptian Mi-8 helicopter, making Epstein the ace of ...
List of Israeli flying aces The following is a list of Israeli flying aces in Arab-Israeli wars.
The Avia S-199 is a propeller-driven Messerschmitt Bf 109G -based fighter aircraft built after World War II using the Bf 109G airframe and a Junkers Jumo 211F engine in place of the original and unavailable Daimler-Benz DB 605 engine. It is notable as the first fighter obtained by the Israeli Air Force, and used during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
Ace of aces is a title accorded to the top active ace within a branch of service in a nation's military in time of war. [citation needed] The title is most closely associated with fighter aces, though there are other types, such as tank aces and submarine aces. [citation needed]
The military equipment of Israel includes a wide array of arms, armored vehicles, artillery, missiles, planes, helicopters, and warships. Many of these are purchased overseas and many are indigenous designs. Until the Six-Day War of 1967, the Israel Defense Forces ' principal supplier was France; since then, it has been the United States government and defense companies in the United States ...
Acre (/ ˈɑːkər, ˈeɪkər / AH-kər, AY-kər), known locally as Akko (Hebrew: עַכּוֹ, ʻAkkō) and Akka (Arabic: عكّا, ʻAkkā), is a city in the coastal plain region of the Northern District of Israel.
Israel: Mounted on Uzi, AKM-1, IWI Tavor. Meprolight M21 Red dot sight Israel: Mounted on Uzi, AKM-1, IWI Tavor, STV Rifles and IWI ACE: Aimpoint PRO Red dot sight United States: Mounted on STV Rifles. [20] Advanced Combat Optical Gunsight: Telescopic sight United States: Mounted on Special Operations Assault Rifle, Tara TM4 rifle. Limited uses ...