Israeli Air Force - Mission Statement

Mission Statement

The Israeli Air Force states the following as its functions:

  1. Defence of Israel's airspace the Israel Defense Forces' (IDF) zone of operations.
  2. Attaining aerial superiority over the IDF's zone of operations
  3. Participating in combat operations on both land and sea
  4. Striking targets deep inside enemy territory
  5. Creation of the aerial intelligence picture and participation in the formation and evaluation of Israel's overall intelligence assessment
  6. Transportation of troops, equipment and weapons systems
  7. Execution of search, rescue and aerial evacuation missions
  8. Execution of special operations
  9. Development of aerial power within the framework of the IDF.

Read more about this topic:  Israeli Air Force

Famous quotes containing the words mission and/or statement:

    “Perhaps the mission of those who love mankind is to make people laugh at the truth, to make truth laugh, because the only truth lies in learning to free ourselves from insane passion for the truth.”
    —Umberto Eco (b. 1932)

    “A sentence is made up of words, a statement is made in words.... Statements are made, words or sentences are used.”
    —J.L. (John Langshaw)