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Ariel Dayan

Ariel Dayan is an Israeli Air Force officer with the rank of brigadier general who commanded Tel Nof Air Base from 2023 to 2025.

born 1978Commanding Tel Nof Air BaseFirst helicopter pilot commanding Tel NofCommanding 118 Squadron

Occupation: military officer
Rank: tat aluf

Ariel Dayan was born in 1978

Ariel Dayan was born in 1978. He holds a bachelor's degree in law and economics and a master's degree in political science from the University of Haifa and the National Security College.

He joined the pilot course in 1997 and completed it as an assault helicopter pilot. In the Second Lebanon War he was deputy commander of the helicopter formation that carried a Sayeret Matkal force to a raid in Baalbek, in which Emmanuel Moreno was killed.

He headed the Depth Command section and the helicopter section at Air Force headquarters. From 2016 to 2018 he commanded 118 Squadron, then led a planning and control branch. In 2020 he became head of the Air Force planning and organization department.

In August 2023 he was promoted to brigadier general and named commander of Tel Nof Air Base. He was the first helicopter pilot to command the base, which he led during the Swords of Iron war until September 2025.

Ariel Dayan's life in 6 milestones

1978
Born.
1997
Joined the Air Force pilot course.
2016
Took command of 118 Squadron.
2020
Named head of the Air Force planning and organization department.
2023
Promoted to brigadier general and named Tel Nof base commander.
2025
Ended his command of Tel Nof.

Ariel Dayan served in IDF Pilot Course

Dayan has served in the Israeli Air Force since 1997 as an assault helicopter pilot, fought in the Second Lebanon War, and commanded 118 Squadron from 2016 to 2018. As a brigadier general he commanded Tel Nof Air Base from 2023 to 2025, including during the Swords of Iron war.

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