He went on to command Mirage and Kfir squadrons and was flying "ready" missions in the F-16 up until his 60th birthday.
The 13 aircraft leased to the U.S. Marine Corps were operated by VMFT-401 at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma.
IAI Searcher | IAI Heron | IAI Astra | Kfir Brigade | IAI Lavi | IAI Kfir | IAI Arava | IAI |
The squadron was formed on January 5, 1996 at the SLAF Katunayake with six IAI Kfir multi-role fighter jets acquired from Israel, with US State Department approval.