List of Israeli Air Force Aircraft Squadrons

An Israeli Air Force squadron is not defined in the available material solely by a number or by the aircraft it flies. The sources describe fighter, helicopter, transport, maritime-surveillance, intelligence, training, and unmanned-aircraft units, and show that squadron names, equipment, and missions can change. Some sources provide aircraft-type totals for a given historical moment, while others identify individual numbered units and their assignments. These distinct kinds of evidence should not be combined into a single supposedly current list.[1][2]

The most detailed base-by-base roster in the bundle appears in a 2011 monograph, but the roster itself has no explicit as-of date and cites material including a Jane’s World Air Forces entry from June 9, 2008. It is therefore useful as a historical snapshot, not as a verified present-day order of battle.[3] Other sources give dated inventories or report selected units in connection with exercises, operational activity, and equipment changes. The list below preserves those dates and qualifications rather than implying that every assignment remains in force.[2][4]

There are also differences in what counts as a squadron total. One study’s wartime order of battle may include reserve combat squadrons, conditional on serviceable aircraft and qualified aircrew; another assessment may count only active fast-jet squadrons. The studies’ numbers and categories are thus not directly interchangeable.[1][5]

Before Israel’s establishment, a secret agreement between representatives of the Jewish community in Palestine and the Czechoslovakian government led to the creation of a special training squadron at an air force base in Olomouc. Its stated purpose was to train pilots for the future Israeli Air Force; the source characterizes it as a training unit, not a numbered operational squadron.[6]

The Jewish Virtual Library account places the formation of the First Fighter Squadron against the background of Israel’s independence and the Arab invasion in May 1948. On May 29, four assembled Czech-made Messerschmitts, led by Lou Lenart and flown by Lenart, Moddy Alon, Ezer Weizman, and Eddie Cohen, attacked an Egyptian column near Ashdod. The aircraft’s guns jammed quickly and the attack caused little physical damage, but the account says its psychological effect helped halt the Egyptian advance. Cohen was killed when his aircraft crashed.[7]

On June 3, squadron commander Moddy Alon shot down two Egyptian Dakota transports attacking Tel Aviv, according to the same account. A later study describes the 1949 IAF as having one fighter squadron, equipped with P-51 Mustangs, Spitfires, and aircraft it calls “Jumbo powered Me-109s.” It portrays the force as having few Israeli combat-qualified fighter pilots and relying mainly on foreign volunteers and mercenaries.[7][1]

A study’s October 1956 snapshot lists one squadron each of Mystere IVs, Ouragans, Meteors, and T-6 Harvards, and two squadrons each of P-51 Mustangs and Mosquitos. The Harvards were assigned a light-attack role. The account also mentions a transport squadron operating C-47s and Noratlas, but does not give its squadron number.[1]

For June 1967, the same study counts three Mirage IIICJ combat squadrons, one Vautour squadron, one Super Mystere squadron, two Mystere IV squadrons, two Ouragan squadrons, and one Fouga squadron. It also describes three helicopter squadrons—heavy-lift, transport, and light-observation—and one heavy and two medium transport squadrons. These are aircraft-type counts, not a roster of numbered units.[1]

By October 1973, the study lists four Mirage/Nesher squadrons, four F-4E/RF-4E Phantom squadrons, five operational A-4 Skyhawk squadrons, and one upgraded Super Mystere squadron. It additionally records five helicopter squadrons—two heavy-lift, two transport, and one light-observation—and three transport squadrons.[1] A Jerusalem Post account of the Yom Kippur War identifies the 201st as the first Israeli squadron to use U.S.-made F-4 Phantom fighters. It reports that the squadron flew 758 sorties, recorded 35 enemy-aircraft kills, lost seven pilots and navigators killed, had 14 taken captive, and sustained hits to 15 aircraft during the war.[8]

The study’s account of the 1982 Lebanon War lists one F-15A/B squadron, three F-16A/B squadrons, five F-4E/RF-4E Phantom squadrons, five Kfir C1/C2 squadrons, and six operational A-4E/F/H/N squadrons, as well as one reserve Mirage IIICJ squadron. It also describes seven helicopter squadrons and transport units, including two C-130E/H and KC-130H squadrons. Again, the figures identify aircraft types and counts rather than numbered squadron identities.[1]

The study says the IAF had grown to 20 fighter-attack squadrons by 1977. For the late 1980s, it estimates about 540 serviceable combat aircraft in 24 fast-jet squadrons. Those figures refer to different periods and measures, and are best understood as the study’s dated force-structure account rather than as a direct comparison of equivalent totals.[1]

Reserve combat squadrons could be included in wartime orders of battle, but their availability depended on serviceable aircraft and qualified aircrew. The study describes reserve aircraft held in storage and reserve aircrew flying with active squadrons to maintain proficiency. It also says reserve squadrons were progressively deactivated as the pool of available reserve combat-rated aircrew declined.[1]

A separate 2020 assessment describes 12 active fast-jet squadrons operating F-15, F-16, and F-35 aircraft, with about 300 fast-jet aircraft. It estimates that two large squadrons using stored F-16A/Bs and A-4Ns might be reactivated if there were adequate warning. These are the assessment’s estimates, not a current inventory, and its active-unit total should not be directly equated with historical counts that include other categories or periods.[5]

A 2018 account of the IAF’s order of battle around the time of publication lists three F-15 squadrons, four F-16I squadrons, two F-16D squadrons, three F-16C squadrons, one F-35A squadron, and one advanced-training squadron with Lavi Italian trainers. The study also discusses possible future changes, so the breakdown is a dated description, not a present-day roster.[1]

The 116th Squadron was reported as founded in 1956, initially flying P-51 Mustangs and later several aircraft types. It operated F-16s from 2003 until it was disbanded in 2015, then was revived as the IAF’s second F-35 squadron at Nevatim in 2020. The reported history therefore includes separate periods of service and does not imply continuous operation with a single aircraft assignment.[9]

The 117th provides another example. The original First Jet Squadron was formed in 1953, flew Gloster Meteor jets, then Dassault Mirage III aircraft, and later F-16s. It closed in September 2020 after participating in every Israeli war from its formation onward, according to a report that also credits it with the first IAF shootdown of an enemy aircraft with an F-16 in 1981 and a MiG-23 in 1982.[10] In July 2021, a newly dedicated 117th F-35I squadron was described as Israel’s third F-35 squadron, initially focused primarily on pilot training. These accounts concern distinct service periods and roles.[11]

The 2011 monograph’s base-by-base table offers a detailed, though undated, historical roster. At Ramat David Air Base, designated Wing 1, it lists 109 Squadron (“The Valley Squadron”) with F-16D Block 30 aircraft, 110 Squadron (“The Knights of the North Squadron”) and 117 Squadron (“The First Jet Squadron”) with F-16C Block 30 aircraft, and 193 Squadron (“The Maritime Helicopter Squadron”) with AS565MA helicopters.[3]

At Tel Nof, designated Wing 8, the table lists 106 Squadron (“The Point of the Spear Squadron”) with F-15B/C/D aircraft; 114 Squadron (“The Night Leaders Squadron”) and 118 Squadron (“The Nocturnal Birds of Prey Squadron”) with CH-53-2000 helicopters; and 133 Squadron (“The Knights of the Twin Tail Squadron”) with F-15A/B/D aircraft. The same base listing includes the IAF Flight Test Center, unit 601, with F-15I and F-16A/B/C/D aircraft.[3]

For Ben Gurion International Airport, designated Wing 27, the roster gives 103 Squadron (“The Elephants Squadron”) and 131 Squadron (“The Yellow Bird Squadron”) with C-130E and KC-130H aircraft. It lists 120 Squadron (“The International Squadron”) with B-707 variants and 1124N aircraft, and 122 Squadron (“The Dakota Squadron”) with G-550 aircraft.[3] At Hatzor, designated Wing 4, the table assigns F-16C Block 40 aircraft to 101 Squadron (“The First Fighter Squadron”) and F-16D Block 40 aircraft to 105 Squadron (“The Scorpion Squadron”).[3]

At Palmachim, Wing 30, the monograph lists 124 Squadron (“The Rolling Sword Squadron”) with UH-60 and S-70A aircraft, and 160 Squadron (“The Northern Cobra Squadron”) with AH-1E/F helicopters. It also identifies unit 200 with UAVs, without giving that unit a name in the table.[3] At Hatzerim, Wing 6, it lists 69 Squadron (“The Hammers Squadron”) with F-15I aircraft, 102 Squadron (“The Flying Tiger Squadron”) with TA/A-4N aircraft, and the IAF Flying Training School with T-6 and TA/A-4N aircraft.[3]

The Nevatim listing, Wing 28, gives 116 Squadron (“The Defenders of the South Squadron”) and 140 Squadron (“The Golden Eagle Squadron”), both with F-16A/B aircraft. At Ramon, Wing 25, it lists 107 Squadron (“Knights of the Orange Tail Squadron”), 119 Squadron (“The Bat Squadron”), and 253 Squadron (“The Negev Squadron”) with F-16I aircraft; 113 Squadron (“The Hornet Squadron”) with AH-64D helicopters; and 190 Squadron (“The Magic Touch Squadron”) with AH-64A helicopters.[3]

At Ovda, Wing 10, the table lists 115 Squadron (“The Flying Dragon Squadron”) with F-16A/B aircraft and 161 Squadron (“The First Attack Squadron”) with AH-1E/F helicopters.[3] The table is valuable as a historical mapping of units to bases and aircraft, but its publication date and cited reference material do not establish that every listed assignment was simultaneous or remains current.[3]

A 2014 inventory names two F-15 Baz squadrons based at Tel Nof: Abirei HaZanav HaKafoul (“Knights of the Double Tail”) and Chod HaChanit (“Spearhead”). It separately identifies the Hammers Squadron at Hatzerim as operating F-15I Ra’am aircraft for long-range attack and interception missions.[12] Jerusalem Post reporting identifies the 69th Squadron, called the Hammers, with F-15I Ra’am fighters and the 107th with F-16I Sufa fighters; reporting on the 69th also describes operations in Lebanon and Syria.[4][13]

The 2014 inventory names seven squadrons with F-16 Netz and Barak aircraft: HaEmek, Abirei HaTzafon, and HaSilón HaRishona at Ramat David; HaKrav HaRishona and HaAkav at Hatzor; and Mageney HaDarom and Nesher HaZahav at Nevatim. It describes those F-16s as multirole aircraft with attack and interception capabilities.[12] For F-16I Sufa aircraft, the same inventory lists Ha’Atalef, HaAchat (Squadron 201), and HaNegev at Ramon, and Abirei HaZanav HaOrang (“Knights of the Orange Tail”) at Hatzerim. It reports 101 F-16I aircraft in service at that time and notes that one had been lost in an air accident.[12]

Other dated accounts identify fighter units during international exercises. In 2021’s Blue Flag exercise, the Jerusalem Post names the 106th Spearhead, 119th Bat, 115th Flying Dragon, 140th Golden Eagle, 116th Lions of the South, and 122nd Nachshon squadrons as participants. It says the 106th led the exercise and that the 115th “Red” Squadron acted as enemy aircraft; it also separately reports that Israeli F-35I Adir aircraft flew as the Red team. The article does not specify aircraft types for the listed squadrons and does not explain the relationship between its references to the 115th Flying Dragon and 115th “Red” Squadron.[2]

A report on the 2021 Iniohos exercise in Greece associates the 69th Squadron with Ra’am (F-15I), the 107th with Sufa (F-16I), the 120th with Re’em refueling aircraft, and the 122nd with Nachshon (G-550) aircraft. These are reported exercise assignments, not a complete inventory.[4]

Squadron 102 has also been described in different fighter-force roles. A 2020 report identifies it as responsible for advanced training of fighter pilots and navigators before they join operational squadrons.[14] The 2011 historical table lists it with TA/A-4N aircraft at Hatzerim, while a 2014 inventory lists other aircraft and assignments for operational units; these records should be read as snapshots from different times, not merged into one current description.[3][12]

Squadron 140 is identified in a 2020 report as the older of Israel’s two F-35I Adir squadrons, with Squadron 116 described as the younger unit, established about two years later. Both were reported active, and their commanders had recently flown sorties in the northern sector. The same account identifies Squadron 133 as an F-15 Baz squadron.[14] The 116th’s earlier history includes a disbandment and revival, while a 2021 report describes the 117th as a third F-35 squadron. These accounts reflect changes over time in the reported F-35 force structure.[9][11]

A Jewish Virtual Library article says the IAF announced in September 2015 that its first F-35 squadron would be established, without identifying the squadron by number or name in that announcement. The article reports that a June 2024 contract for 25 additional aircraft would bring Israel’s planned F-35 total to 75 and, in its wording, enable a third squadron; it does not give that planned squadron’s number, name, or formation date.[15] Such announcements and procurement plans are not equivalent to confirmation of a unit’s later operational status.

The available sources describe different milestones for the 117th: the closure of the original F-16 First Jet Squadron in 2020 and the dedication of a new F-35I squadron in 2021.[10][11] Reports from 2020 call the 116th one of two active F-35 squadrons, while the 2021 report calls the 117th the third F-35 squadron at that time.[14][11] The Jewish Virtual Library’s later use of “third squadron” for the additional aircraft planned under the 2024 contract is not reconciled with that 2021 terminology.[15][11] The accounts are therefore best presented with their dates and do not establish a current complete F-35 roster.

The transport fleet includes several units whose aircraft and roles are documented at different dates. The 103rd Squadron, nicknamed the Elephants, is reported as operating C-130J Super Hercules aircraft, known in Israel as Shimshon, from Nevatim. Its work includes transport and supply missions, carrying troops and supplies, and international transport. On the night of December 10–11, its C-130Js carried out a logistical airdrop of seven tons of water to troops fighting in Khan Yunis.[16]

The 131st Squadron is associated with the older C-130H Hercules, called Karnaf. A report identifies 103 and 131 as the two Hercules transport squadrons based at Nevatim, with 103 operating upgraded aircraft called Shimshon and 131 operating older Karnaf aircraft.[17] A separate report identifies the 131st with the C-130H but does not specify its base.[16] These accounts illustrate the importance of retaining the reporting date and source context when describing equipment and basing.

Squadron 120, the International Squadron, was established in 1963 by then-air-force commander Ezer Weizman. Its first aircraft were Hercules and Dakotas; the IAF received Boeing 707s, called Re’em, in 1972, and the squadron’s main responsibility is described as aerial refueling.[18] The account says the squadron was activated in 1985 for an IAF strike in which fighters flew more than 2,000 kilometers to bomb PLO headquarters in Tunis. A squadron commander summed up its reach: “We are prepared to refuel planes any place in the world.”[18]

Later reporting calls the 120th the Desert Giants and describes its aerial-refueling support for missions, including long-range strikes. It cites the squadron’s participation in Operation Entebbe and Operation Solomon as well as humanitarian aid missions in Rwanda and Bosnia.[19] These mission details belong to the periods described in the reports; the available sources do not supply a complete current inventory of the squadron’s aircraft.

In August 2026, CTech reported the establishment of the HaGideon Squadron, also known as Squadron 46, following the arrival of the first KC-46 at Nevatim on May 28. The KC-46i, called Gideon by the IAF, is intended to replace the Boeing 707 refueling fleet and combines aerial refueling, transport, and medical-evacuation roles. The report said Israel had ordered six KC-46s and that a second had been formally inaugurated at Nevatim.[20] This is a report of the unit and fleet status at the time of publication, not a broader current roster.

Israeli Air Force helicopter squadrons in the sources cover heavy transport and rescue, assault transport, maritime surveillance, and combat. A 2014 inventory names Movilei HaLayla and Dorsei HaLayla as Yas’ur (CH-53) squadrons at Tel Nof, and describes the Yas’ur as a heavy transport and rescue helicopter. It lists HaHerev HaMit’hapechet as a Black Hawk (UH-60) squadron at Palmachim and Tziporei HaMidbar as a Black Hawk squadron at Hatzerim, describing the type’s roles as assault transport and rescue.[12]

The same inventory identifies Maginei HaMa’arav as a maritime-surveillance squadron operating SA-565 Atalef helicopters from Ramat David and Sa’ar 5 missile ships. A separate overview says the unit supported Navy missions and could operate from missile ships equipped with helicopter pads.[12][21] In the 2011 base roster, 193 Squadron is also called the Maritime Helicopter Squadron and is listed with AS565MA aircraft at Ramat David.[3]

Combat-helicopter units include 113 and 190 Squadrons. A 2023 report describes both as Apache squadrons based at Ramon: 190, the Magic Touch, flew the Apache model A known as Patan, while 113, the Wasp, flew the Apache model D Longbow, called Sharaf in the Air Force. It says Squadron 113 reopened in September 1990 as a combat-helicopter unit after previously serving as a fighter-jet squadron, and received the first Apaches in the early 1990s.[22] A 2014 inventory uses Tzora (“Hornet”) for an Apache Longbow squadron and Maga HaKesem (“Magic Touch”) for an AH-64A unit at Ramon, while a separate overview also names Tzora as an Apache Longbow squadron. The descriptions reflect source-specific naming and dates.[12][21]

The 2014 inventory also names the First Attack Helicopter Squadron and the Red Squadron in connection with Cobra helicopters at Palmachim. It says 33 of the 63 Cobras were assigned to the Red Squadron, with the others used by the flight school’s combat-helicopter track.[12] The historical base roster lists 160 Squadron, “The Northern Cobra Squadron,” and 161 Squadron, “The First Attack Squadron,” with AH-1E/F aircraft, though at Palmachim and Ovda respectively in that table.[3] Since the sources describe different snapshots, the assignments should not be treated as a single simultaneous or current disposition.

Squadron 100 is described in a 2023 report as an intelligence and surveillance unit established in November 1947, the Air Force’s oldest unit, and the only one to have operated continuously from the founding of the state through all of Israel’s conflicts. It is based at Hatzor and supports intelligence gathering, surveillance, special operations, and forces on the ground. Its main aircraft is the Tzofit, a Beechcraft King Air B200, and it also operates the single-engine Beechcraft Bonanza 36, known as Hofit.[23]

A 2017 report describes the First Squadron and the Kings of the Air Squadron as reconnaissance units using Beechcraft-200 Zofit, Beechcraft King Air C-12 Kukiya, and Beechcraft A-36 Hofit aircraft for visual and signals-intelligence missions. It says the First Squadron was based at Sde Dov at the time and flew at least 6,000 hours in 2016. The report’s unit and aircraft associations are historical and are not a current basing roster.[24]

The 122nd Nachshon Squadron is described in 2025 as a reconnaissance squadron based at Nevatim, monitoring Iran, Gaza, and other regions and providing intelligence and operational support to the Air Force. The report gives three aircraft configurations: Itam, Shavit, and an advanced intelligence aircraft that had become fully operational two weeks before Operation Rising Lion. It does not state the squadron’s aircraft count.[25] A 2024 account says Squadron 122 personnel flew an Oron during Israel’s defense against the Iranian attack that April. It describes Oron as equipped with advanced radar and intelligence systems, Eitam as an airborne warning and control platform, and Shavit as an intelligence-gathering aircraft, but does not assign Eitam or Shavit to a squadron in that account.[26]

The sources also document the IAF’s expanding unmanned-aircraft force. A 2022 report named five UAV squadrons: 200 with IAI Heron UAVs, called Shoval, for observation, patrol, and attack; 161 with Elbit Hermes 450 UAVs, called Zik; 166 with Hermes 900 UAVs, called Kochav; 210 with armed Heron TP UAVs, called Eitan; and the reopened 144th with an Orbiter variant. The article said that about a quarter of the Air Force’s squadrons then operated unmanned aircraft.[27]

Squadron 200 is separately described as operating the Heron 1, or Shoval, from Hatzor and as the Air Force’s first and oldest drone squadron. Its reported roles include intelligence gathering, surveillance, support for ground forces, and precision-strike missions; the report does not give a fleet count.[28] In 2024, the 147th Battering Ram Squadron was established at Palmachim to operate the Star UAV. Its reported missions included intelligence gathering and targeted airstrikes on Israel’s southern and northern borders and in the West Bank — known by its original, indigenous Jewish name of Judea and Samaria.[29]

A 2026 Ynet report described plans for a new Heron MK 2 squadron at Hatzor, expected to receive its first aircraft the following month and become operational that summer, alongside an existing squadron using the same platform. It also associated other drone units with Heron TP (Eitan), Hermes 450 (Zik), Hermes 900 (Kochav), and Orbiter 4 (Nitzotz). These were reported plans and platform associations at publication; the account does not establish the planned unit’s subsequent operational status.[30]

The 144th Of HaHol (“Phoenix”) illustrates the conversion of a unit to an unmanned role. A 2022 report says it reopened at Hatzor after previously operating fighter aircraft, including Kfir and F-16s, and was assigned a version of Aeronautics’ Orbiter UAV under a Rafael-led project intended to enable rapid target identification and attack. It was then described as the Air Force’s fifth UAV squadron.[27]

Training and specialist support appear alongside operational squadrons in the sources. The historical base roster lists the IAF Flying Training School at Hatzerim with T-6 and TA/A-4N aircraft, and identifies the Flight Test Center at Tel Nof with F-15I and several F-16 variants.[3] The 2018 force-structure account describes an advanced-training squadron with Lavi Italian trainers.[1] A 2020 report characterizes Squadron 102 as responsible for advanced fighter-pilot and navigator training before assignment to operational units.[14]

International exercises provide dated evidence of squadron participation and specialization. During the 2020 “Enduring Lightning II” exercise, the IAF’s 140th Squadron flew F-35Is with U.S. F-35As. In “Enduring Lightning 3” on October 12, the 116th trained alongside the U.S. 421st Fighter Squadron. The 122nd flew Gulfstream G550 Nachshon aircraft and conducted airborne air control, while the 115th “Red Squadron” participated as aggressors, using enemy-simulation scenarios that reflected the operational arena.[31]

The Ramat David squadrons also appear in accounts of the 2006 Lebanon campaign. The monograph says its four F-16 squadrons flew more than one-quarter of fighter sorties, approximately 3,000. It describes Ramat David as the IAF’s northernmost air base, near Haifa.[3] This operational statistic concerns that campaign and cannot be read as a general measure of the base’s later activity.

Several squadron histories show how aircraft transitions and reorganizations complicate roster-making. The original 117th First Jet Squadron’s closure in 2020 followed a reported 67 years of operations; its successor designation was used for a newly dedicated F-35I squadron in 2021.[10][11] The 116th’s 2015 disbandment and 2020 F-35 revival similarly mean that its earlier F-16 period should not be represented as uninterrupted operation.[9]

The 113th shifted from fighter jets to combat helicopters before reopening as a helicopter squadron in 1990, according to the 2023 account. The 144th, by contrast, reopened as a UAV unit after earlier fighter service.[22][27] Such changes are part of the documented development of the force, not evidence that squadron numbers correspond to one unchanging aircraft or mission.

The material also records distinctions in unit history and service. Squadron 100 is described as the oldest Air Force unit and as continuously operating through Israel’s conflicts since the state’s founding.[23] The First Fighter Squadron’s early actions in 1948, including its attack near Ashdod and Moddy Alon’s shootdown of two Egyptian Dakotas, are presented as significant episodes in the development of Israel’s air arm during the War of Independence.[7]

Transport, refueling, and intelligence units demonstrate that squadron contributions extend beyond fighter operations. The 103rd’s airdrop of water to troops in Khan Yunis exemplifies a logistics mission, while the 120th’s refueling role and reported humanitarian missions in Rwanda and Bosnia illustrate the range of functions attributed to a support squadron.[16][19] The 122nd’s reported reconnaissance and airborne-control roles further broaden the kinds of aircraft formations represented in the sources.[25][31] The growth of UAV units adds another major category of squadron activity.[27]

The sources do not provide a comprehensive, authoritative, current list of all Israeli Air Force aircraft squadrons. The detailed base roster is historical and undated as a roster, while the 2014 inventory is also a dated snapshot.[3][12] Later reporting covers selected units rather than the whole force.[2] Squadron totals and aircraft counts vary with the date, whether reserve units are included, and the categories being counted. Reported plans, such as the proposed Heron MK 2 squadron, should not be treated as proof of later operational status.[30][1]

Some records present different milestones without resolving their relationship. Jewish Virtual Library accounts differ in how they present the first woman to command an IAF squadron: one reports Major G.’s appointment to command the 122 Air Intelligence Squadron in August 2018, while another says Lt. Col. G. became the first woman to command an IAF squadron in September 2019 after serving as deputy commander of the Nachshon Squadron. The sources do not establish whether these refer to distinct milestones or conflicting accounts, so the difference is noted without drawing a conclusion.[32][33]

A 2021 Blue Flag report refers both to the 115th Flying Dragon Squadron and a 115th “Red” Squadron, without clarifying their relationship; it separately says Israeli F-35I aircraft flew as the Red team.[2] More broadly, squadron designations, names, aircraft assignments, and operational status should be attached to the dates and contexts of the sources that report them. This article is consequently a selected, source-based overview rather than an exhaustive roster.