Air Force visual intelligence researcher (aerial imagery)אוגדן תצ"א חוקר/ת מודיעין חזותי (תצ"א)
What the Air Force visual intelligence researcher (aerial imagery) role asks for, and what it holds
An Air Force visual intelligence researcher analyzes aerial and satellite images to produce intelligence.
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The role asks for a Dapar of 60 and up.
The Dapar, the reasoning test of the first call-up, is scored from 10 to 90.
- Kind of role
- Combat support
- Branch
- Air Force
- Open to
- Men and women
- Dapar
- 60 and up
- Try-out
- Not needed
- Training place
- Mifrashit base (training base 15)
The IDF's page also names a lowest score in 4 traits.
The IDF's page lists these traits among the role's requirements, each with the minimum score the role asks for.
- Effort and persistence3
- Handling information3
- Spatial perception3
- Sustained attention3
This is what the work of the role holds.
Images taken from the air give intelligence about what happens on the ground. The STL unit (Technological Service for Intelligence) runs systems that build an intelligence picture from visual data.
Researchers serve in one of 2 tracks, visual intelligence interpretation or operational mapping. The work includes computer systems, reading aerial and satellite photos, and producing intelligence that supports special operations and the locating and destroying of enemy targets.
This is how the IDF's page sets out the way into the role.
- 1Ranking the operations and intelligence cluster in the preferences questionnaire, and the Air Force roles within it.
- 2An online first screening with a preferences questionnaire, a biographical questionnaire, a personality questionnaire and thinking tests.
- 3Suitable candidates are called to an in-person screening with interpretation tests and computerized aerial photo tests.
- 4Placement on condition of a security clearance and eye tests.
- 5Security clearance and eye tests.
- 6Enlistment.
This is how the training for the role runs.
Basic training 02, then a 14-week course at Mifrashit base, training base 15.
Where it trainsMifrashit base (training base 15)
This is what service in the role looks like.
Service is at Air Force headquarters in the Kirya as an open base, or at an Air Force base as a closed base.
The role also asks for a few more things.
- Men need a medical profile between 45 and 64.
- Passing a security clearance.
- Eye tests.
- A commitment to serve under the procedure that sets the same service terms for women as for men.
After the role, the IDF's page names these paths.
- Advanced training, command roles, officers' course and career service.
- Skills for civilian life include management and organization, creativity, command, time management, teamwork, project leadership and exposure to advanced technology.
- Further skills include analysis, telling the main point from the minor, spatial vision and work with defense industries.
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Frequently asked questions
What does the Air Force visual intelligence researcher (aerial imagery) role ask for?
The role asks for a Dapar of 60 and up.
Who can serve as Air Force visual intelligence researcher (aerial imagery)?
The role is open to men and women.
Is there a try-out for Air Force visual intelligence researcher (aerial imagery)?
The IDF's page sets out the selection this way. Ranking the operations and intelligence cluster in the preferences questionnaire, and the Air Force roles within it. An online first screening with a preferences questionnaire, a biographical questionnaire, a personality questionnaire and thinking tests. Suitable candidates are called to an in-person screening with interpretation tests and computerized aerial photo tests. Placement on condition of a security clearance and eye tests. Security clearance and eye tests. Enlistment.
What does the training for Air Force visual intelligence researcher (aerial imagery) hold?
Basic training 02, then a 14-week course at Mifrashit base, training base 15.
This page was written from the IDF's pages for future soldiers, read on 6 November 2026.
- The role's page on the IDF's site: Air Force visual intelligence researcher (aerial imagery)
The requirements and screenings change from time to time, and the IDF's page for each role is the one that counts.