Drafted — not technically validated
Record revision 1 · The official BMS Israel theatre, 131 airbases and airstrips on a map shifted north, with the F-35I.
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Falcon BMS: Israel
- Simulator
- Falcon BMS
- Made by
- ITO team (released by vAiCon), as an official add-on theatre
- Setting
- Present day: No period is stated; its forces are modern, including the Israeli Air Force's F-35I Adir [1]
- Area
- Israel and its neighbours, including Egypt, Syria and Cyprus, on a new map shifted about 200 km north of earlier Israeli theatres, with 131 airbases and airstrips [1]
- Real-world theatre
- Middle East
- Purchase
- Falcon BMSFalcon BMS, with this add-on theatre by Benchmark Sims and the theatre teamFree, but Falcon BMS only installs over a bought copy of Falcon 4.0; the theatre is a free add-onFalcon BMSFalcon 4.0 on SteamFalcon Collection on GOG
Store pages checked 2026-10-28. Prices and availability change.
Airfield coverage
| Airfield | On this map | Name in the sim | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ramat David Airbase | Represented | Ramat David | 2026-10-28 |
Each airfield's page cites the sources for its entry. Airfields not listed have not been checked against this map.
Other differences from reality
- Objectives and airbases: The release gives Israel and Egypt dedicated objectives but places the rest by hand and only semi-accurately, and says only around 70 of its 131 airbases and airstrips were accurately placed with the available models. [1]
- ATC frequencies: All airbase ATC frequencies are UHF only, to avoid splitting every frequency between VHF and UHF; towers keep an old VHF placeholder that pilots are told to ignore, and only the ATIS is on VHF. [3]
- Approach and departure: Approach and departure share one frequency at every airbase, although the ATC menu has separate pages for each. [3]
- Read-back: There is no mandatory read-back of instructions; AI controllers often give the next instruction straight away, so a read-back is likely to be stepped on. [3]
- Navaids: BMS models only TACANs and ILS. Real civil VOR-DMEs appear as TACANs, and unlike in real life no ILS has its own DME: distance in TCN/ILS mode is to the TACAN, which can be 1 or 2 nm or more from the runway threshold. [3]
Coverage
Israel Theater of Operations (ITO) is one of the official Falcon BMS theatres, installed separately from the base game. [2] Its new terrain moved the map about 200 km north of earlier Israeli theatres and added 131 airbases and airstrips. Versions 1.08.1 and 1.08.1.1, for BMS 4.38.1, improved the hardened aircraft shelters at Israeli bases such as Ramat David and Hatzerim and added a dedicated F-35I Adir. Its objectives include Israeli ports, naval bases, refineries and power plants, and Syrian power plants. Six campaigns were converted from earlier versions. [1]
Sources
- Israel Theater Of Operations v1.08.1.1. Falcon BMS forum (release announcement). https://forum.falcon-bms.com/topic/30861 (accessed 2026-10-28).
- BMS 4.38 Theater List. Falcon BMS forum (official list of add-on theatres). https://forum.falcon-bms.com/topic/30687 (accessed 2026-10-28).
- BMS Comms & Nav Book 4.38.1. Benchmark Sims (official documentation). https://cdn.falcon-bms.com/docs/4.38/BMS-Comms-Nav-Book.pdf (accessed 2026-10-28). Sections 1.1 (Airbase comm plan) and 1.3.5 (Departure), the read-back rules, and the navigation chapters on tacans and ILS.
Wikipedia articles are secondary sources and can change; they are cited with the date they were read. Vendor pages describe the current release of each map.