Israel Military Bases & Installations

OSINT intelligence database · Source: Open-source analysis · Verified 2025

5
Total Bases
3
Air Bases
1
Naval Bases
1
Military
AIR BASES & AIR FORCE INSTALLATIONS (3)
Nevatim Air Base
Air Base
Location
Israel
Operator
Israeli Air Force 253rd Squadron
Personnel
4,000 est.
Established
1948
Garrison: F-35I Adir (25 aircraft), F-15I Ra'am (long-range strike)
F-35I Adir — Israel's most capable stealth aircraft. Long-range strike. Iran strike range. Claimed B61 storage (unconfirmed).
Strategic: F-35I penetrated Iran airspace during Oct 2024 strikes. Israeli nuclear delivery platform (alleged).
Palmachim Air Base
Air Force Base
Location
Israel
Operator
Israeli Air Force / Space Division
Personnel
3,000 est.
Established
1948
Garrison: Shavit SLV, Arrow-3 BMD, Jericho III IRBM (alleged), Heron TP MALE UAV
Jericho ICBM/IRBM launch facility. Arrow-3 exo-atmospheric BMD. Israeli space launch. MALE UAV ops.
Strategic: Jericho III (alleged range 6,500km) — Israel's strategic deterrent. Arrow-3 vs Iranian ballistic missiles.
Tel Nof Air Base (8th Wing)
Air Base
Location
Israel
Operator
Israeli Air Force 8th Wing
Personnel
3,000 est.
Established
1948
Garrison: F-15I Ra'am (25), Heron TP MALE UAV, B-200T King Air ISR
F-15I long-range deep strike. Iran-range platform. Alleged nuclear delivery role. Strike mission heritage (Iraq 1981, Syria 2007).
Strategic: F-15I struck Syria's nuclear reactor 2007 (Operation Orchard). Iran nuclear sites within range. Long-range strategic strike.
NAVAL BASES & MARITIME INSTALLATIONS (1)
Haifa Naval Base
Naval Base
Location
Israel
Operator
Israeli Navy
Personnel
3,000 est.
Established
1948
Garrison: Saar 6-class corvettes (4), Dolphin-class submarines (5), Leviathan-class (1)
INS Saar 6 corvettes (German-built). Dolphin-class SSK (alleged nuclear Cruise missile). Israeli naval strike.
Strategic: Dolphin-class submarines alleged nuclear SLCM (Popeye Turbo) capability — Israel's 3rd leg of nuclear triad (unconfirmed).
ARMY BASES, COMMANDS & STRATEGIC FACILITIES (1)
Negev Nuclear Research Centre (Dimona)
Nuclear Facility
Location
Israel
Operator
Israeli Atomic Energy Commission / IDF
Personnel
2,700 est.
Established
1958
Garrison: Nuclear weapons production, classified units
Alleged 80–400 nuclear warheads. Plutonium production. Bomb design. Israel maintains strategic ambiguity.
Strategic: Israel refuses IAEA inspection. Estimated 80-400 warheads (FAS). Basis of Israeli nuclear deterrence vs existential threats.

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