Battle Album · 1982: Bekaa Valley Air War

Author: Editorial Board of the Five-Star General Series
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Publish Date: 2004-11-01
Features: On June 9, 1982, the collision between Syria and Israel, two long-standing adversaries, inevitably began on the territory of Lebanon, a third country. Israeli Air Force attacked and destroyed Syrian air defense missile sites in the Bekaa Valley and engaged in fierce air combat with the Syrian Air Force that arrived later. Large-scale battles in the air and on the ground continued until noon on the 11th, when both sides agreed to a ceasefire. This war not only profoundly impacted the Middle Eastern situation and the world order but also pioneered a series of new warfare models, greatly influencing the face of modern air warfare. Some have described it as a future war fought by Israel with modern weapons, and this classic air battle has since become a myth in the textbooks of air forces around the world.