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5601 Squadron (Israel)

Israeli military unit

Field	Value
dates	1978–present
unit_name	5601 Squadron
image	IAF_Squadron_5601_from_2016.png
country	Israel
branch
role	Flight and weapons testing
garrison	Tel Nof Airbase
nickname	Manat
equipment	F-15D Baz
F-15I Ra’am
F-16D Barak
F-16I Sufa
F-35I Adir

F-15I Ra’am F-16D Barak F-16I Sufa F-35I Adir

5601 Squadron, also known as Manat (, an acronym for Merkaz Nisu'ey Tisa, , lit. Flight Test Center), is the Israeli Air Force unit responsible for flight and weapons testing, airframe modification and avionics integration.{{cite book It is based at Tel Nof Airbase.

History

Although formed in 1978, Manat may have its origins in a flight test unit established as early as March 1950.{{cite book |url-access = limited

Among the aircraft currently operated by Manat are three F-16 Fighting Falcons, representing the different variants of the aircraft in service: F-16D Block 30 #020, F-16D Block 40 #601 and F-16I Block 52+ #401.{{cite book |url-access = limited

Manat has participated in the evaluation of foreign aircraft types, including the Syrian MiG-23 whose pilot defected to Israel in October 1989 and a pair of MiG-29s loaned from a European air force in 1995. During its stay in Israel, one of the MiG-29s even carried the squadron emblem.

The squadron works closely with Israel's defence industries and participates in product testing. Among the projects the squadron was involved with are the various Python missiles, the Popeye II, and the Rafael Spice.

IAF-F-15I-Raam--Independence-Day-2017-Tel-Nof-IZE-162.jpg|The F-15I Ra'am of the Flight Test Center at Tel Nof Airbase in 2017 The Israeli Flight Testing Center Receives First Experimental «Adir». X.jpg|The Tel Nof Flight Test Center gets a special F-35I Adir in 2020

References

"Boeing F-15I Raam (201) - Israel airforce".
see photos in Weiss and Koren, p. 85 and Norton, p. 379.
Weiss and Koren, p. 85.

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