Direct proof of use
The Gulfstream G550 Nachshon Oron is directly documented in the 2025 Israel-Iran Conflict through official and defense-industry accounts of Operation Rising Lion. Israel Aerospace Industries described Oron as an intelligence aircraft that gathered precise intelligence during the Iran operation, gave early warnings, and supported real-time strike management.
IAI's separate squadron account says Oron was used continuously during the Iran sorties by 122 Squadron, whose crews operated alongside fighter aircraft, supported attacking forces, and generated a real-time target bank. EDR Magazine also identified Oron with the Nachshon Squadron's Eitam and Shavit aircraft as intelligence platforms used for strategic intelligence collection and advanced command-and-control support during the operation.
Sources: IAI Introducing the Oron, IAI Eyes in the Sky, EDR Operation Rising Lion
Timeline
Israel launched Operation Rising Lion on June 13, 2025. The IDF describes the operation as a 12-day campaign against Iranian nuclear infrastructure, missile production facilities, military headquarters, air-defense systems, and senior commanders, with fighter aircraft, intelligence units, aerial-defense forces, naval assets, and technological capabilities working together.
During the campaign, public accounts place Oron in the airborne intelligence layer rather than the strike-delivery layer. IAI says the aircraft had become operationally deployed during the earlier Iron Swords war and was used day and night during the Iran sorties; EDR and The Jerusalem Post later tied the wider Nachshon Squadron to intelligence collection, air-operation planning, and real-time support for Israeli attacks in Iran.
Sources: IDF Rising Lion Background, IAI Eyes in the Sky, EDR Operation Rising Lion, Jerusalem Post Nachshon Squadron
Operational role
Oron was not a weapons carrier in the sourced public record. Its documented conflict role was airborne intelligence, surveillance, early warning, target generation, and strike-management support. IAI describes the aircraft as a Gulfstream G550 adapted with radar, electro-optical, SIGINT, and other mission systems; that configuration supported the June 2025 air campaign by feeding commanders and strike forces with current intelligence.
IAI's squadron account gives the clearest Oron-specific operational detail: an aerial scout said the aircraft was used constantly during the Iran sorties, and described a workflow in which onboard intelligence personnel could cue radar against a suspicious point to close the intelligence loop. The account does not disclose flight tracks, exact orbit locations, or target assignments.
Sources: IAI Introducing the Oron, IAI Eyes in the Sky
Campaign context
Oron's use fit a wider Israeli air campaign built around long-range strike packages, aerial refueling, intelligence support, and suppression of Iranian defenses. FPRI's open-source account describes Operation Rising Lion as a complex Israeli air offensive that began in the early hours of June 13, 2025, with precision strikes against Iran and rapid efforts to establish air superiority over relevant parts of the country.
The public record supports Oron as a continuously used ISR and battle-management asset during Operation Rising Lion. It does not support independent claims about Oron firing weapons, carrying munitions, entering a specific named Iranian airspace box, or servicing a particular target.
Sources: FPRI Rising Lion Air Offensive, IAI Introducing the Oron, IAI Eyes in the Sky
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