Sdot Micha Airbase
Sdot Micha (also known as Sdot HaElla; in Hebrew: שדות האלה)[1] is an Israeli Air Force base located near Zekharia. It is believed that the base is a rocket launch site for nuclear-tipped Jericho 2[2] and probably Jericho 3 missiles.[3]
It was established on the land of the depopulated Palestinian village of Al-Burayj.[4]
Units
- 150 Squadron (Israel) Jericho IRBM
- 199 Squadron (Israel) Jericho IRBM
- 248 Squadron (Israel) Jericho IRBM
See also
External links
- Sdot Micha from globalsecurity.org
- Israeli Army Reveals Existence of Previously Undisclosed Air Force Base, Haaretz, July 19, 2017
References
- ↑ "More Than Meets The Eye In Mideast Face-Off". Aviation Week & Space Technology. 22 October 2012.
- ↑ https://missilethreat.csis.org/missile/jericho-2/
- ↑ https://missilethreat.csis.org/missile/jericho-3/
- ↑ Khalidi, Walid (1992). All That Remains: The Palestinian Villages Occupied and Depopulated by Israel in 1948. Washington D.C.: Institute for Palestine Studies. p. 282. ISBN 0-88728-224-5.
Coordinates: 31°44′19″N 34°55′10″E / 31.73861°N 34.91944°E
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