2025 Israel-Iran Conflict

Gulfstream G500 Nachshon Shavit in the 2025 Israel-Iran Conflict

Israel used the Nachshon Shavit SIGINT aircraft with other 122 Squadron intelligence aircraft during Operation Rising Lion to collect strategic intelligence and support command and control for long-range air operations against Iran.

Weapon profileGulfstream G500 Nachshon Shavit
SideIsraelRoleReconnaissance & SurveillanceElectronic WarfareTargeting Support
Gulfstream G500 Nachshon Shavit, Signals-intelligence and electronic-reconnaissance aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs - 2025 Israel-Iran Conflict
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Evidence Map

ClaimSources
Israel used Shavit during Operation Rising Lion for strategic intelligence collection and command-and-control support.

Sources: EDR Operation Rising Lion

Nachshon Squadron supported Israeli Air Force planning and execution for strikes in Iran during Operation Rising Lion.

Sources: Jerusalem Post Nachshon Squadron

Shavit is the SIGINT member of the Nachshon special-mission aircraft fleet, not a strike platform.

Sources: TWZ Oron Background, IAI Oron Background

Operation Rising Lion began on June 13, 2025 and centered on Israeli air operations against Iranian nuclear, missile, air-defense, and command targets.

Sources: CRS Israel-Iran Conflict, FPRI Rising Lion Air Offensive

Timeline

Gulfstream G500 Nachshon Shavit In 2025 Israel-Iran Conflict

  1. Operation Rising Lion begins

    Israel began major air operations against Iran on June 13, 2025; later reporting named Nachshon Squadron aircraft, including Shavit, among the intelligence aircraft used during the operation.

    Sources: CRS Israel-Iran Conflict, FPRI Rising Lion Air Offensive, EDR Operation Rising Lion

  2. Shavit named in Operation Rising Lion support

    EDR reported that Nachshon Squadron's Eitam, Shavit, and Oron aircraft were used to collect strategic intelligence and provide advanced command and control.

    Sources: EDR Operation Rising Lion

  3. Nachshon Squadron role described publicly

    The Jerusalem Post reported that Nachshon Squadron helped prepare operational solutions for Israeli Air Force target strikes during Operation Rising Lion and identified Shavit as one of the squadron's aircraft configurations.

    Sources: Jerusalem Post Nachshon Squadron

Documented Use

Direct proof of use

The Gulfstream G500 Nachshon Shavit is directly documented in the 2025 Israel-Iran Conflict through reporting on Operation Rising Lion. EDR Magazine reported on July 7, 2025 that the Israeli Air Force made extensive use of IAI technologies during the operation, including Nachshon Squadron's Eitam, Shavit, and Oron intelligence aircraft for strategic intelligence collection and advanced command-and-control support.

The Jerusalem Post later described the same Nachshon Squadron as a reconnaissance squadron that monitored Iran and supported Israeli Air Force planning and execution during Operation Rising Lion. Its account identified the squadron's three aircraft configurations as Eitam, Shavit, and Oron, but its strongest Shavit-specific proof is corroborative rather than a separate aircraft-by-aircraft sortie log.

Sources: EDR Operation Rising Lion, Jerusalem Post Nachshon Squadron

Timeline

The direct public record is narrow. Open-source conflict summaries place the start of Operation Rising Lion on June 13, 2025, while later defense reporting names Shavit among the Nachshon aircraft used during the operation.

By July 2025, public accounts had connected the Nachshon fleet to strategic intelligence, operational preparation, real-time support, and command-and-control functions for Israeli air operations in Iran.

Sources: CRS Israel-Iran Conflict, FPRI Rising Lion Air Offensive, EDR Operation Rising Lion, Jerusalem Post Nachshon Squadron

Narrative

Shavit was not a strike aircraft in the conflict. Its documented role was intelligence and battle-management support inside Israel's wider air campaign. EDR's account places Shavit with the Eitam and Oron special-mission aircraft in the intelligence layer that collected strategic information and supported command and control while Israeli fighters operated at long range.

That role fits the aircraft's established configuration. The War Zone describes Shavit as the SIGINT member of Israel's Nachshon fleet, operated by 122 Squadron and fitted for signal-intelligence work, ground-moving-target indication, and synthetic-aperture radar imaging. IAI's later Oron background also describes Shavit as the first of Israel's special-mission aircraft and identifies its specialization as SIGINT.

The Jerusalem Post account adds squadron-level detail: during Operation Rising Lion, the Nachshon Squadron helped prepare operational solutions for target strikes across combat phases and operated continuously during the two-week war. The article attributes those broader squadron functions to the Nachshon fleet; EDR is the source that explicitly names Shavit in the Operation Rising Lion aircraft set.

Sources: EDR Operation Rising Lion, Jerusalem Post Nachshon Squadron, TWZ Oron Background, IAI Oron Background

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