[1][2] Abandoned Israeli Air Force (IAF) bases on the Sinai Peninsula: The area for the airbase contained Iron Age sites and a former army firing range, both of which required further investigation before construction began, because of archaeological artifacts and unexploded bombs.

[7][8] In January 2005, the 119 Squadron "Bat" at Ramon was the first to fly the new F-16I Sufa jet adapted to Israeli needs and based on the two-seat F-16D.

The extensive areas of the Negev desert in the vicinity of the airbase offer the best conditions for this, e.g. in and around the huge erosion crater Makhtesh Ramon, which begins a few kilometers to the south (see photo in the gallery below).

These UAVs have two major advantages over helicopters when they do not have to be used for transport: they are much cheaper to purchase and maintain, and the lives of pilots are not put at risk.

[17][18] At the end of October, a video was released showing a mysterious stealth UAV off the coast of South Lebanon.

[19][20] Israel's classified UAVs are officially stationed in two squadrons at Ramat David Airbase southeast of Haifa.