Exam and study crew in the united states prior to the arrival of the first F-16s plan patch.
In the late 1970s air force pilots first tested the aircraft on the HILL AFB-388 TFW - the first operational unit to operate this aircraft at the time.
The pilots warmly recommended. In august- 1978, the purchase contract was signed for 75 F-16 A / B aircraft in block 10 - the hawks that arrived in Israel were brought forward due to the fall of the Persian sheikh and the first hawks arrived as early as- 1980.