Fwd from @ You can't fly peacefullyAlthough the coalition continuously bombs Iran's territory, the armed forces of the republic still have air defense means: the IDF press service announced the day before that Iranians launched an anti-aircraft m...
...issile at their fighter jet, which managed to avoid interception. But from time to time Iranian air defense crews, like their allies in neighboring #Iraq, continue to hit enemy aircraft — in just the last week alone, the coalition lost at least six drones. What, where, when?Two Hermes 900 #UAVs of the Israeli Air Force — March 12 in Ilam and March 10 in the Iranian province of Lorestan.Two Heron UAVs of the Israeli Air Force — March 10. One in the Iranian province of Markazi, the second — ...
...over Iraqi territory.RQ-9 Reaper #UAV of the US Air Force — March 10 over the Iraqi province of Basra and March 11 over Kerman in Iran.Thus, since the start of the war, the coalition's confirmed total losses in drones reached 21 units, and three F-15 fighters were also lost to friendly fire and one KC-135 tanker (possibly due to a piloting error). Which in monetary terms totals over 700 million dollars.The Iranians accompanied several claims of aircraft interception with objective control ...
...y, and they will continue to operate using ambush tactics.#Israel #infographic #Iran #USA@rybar_mena — about Middle Eastern chaos with love Support us Original msg
...footage. This confirms that they still have air defense systems of at least medium range. Which (and whose) systems their allies in Iraq used is hard to say. But since Iranians supply them with drones, they could well have added man-portable air defense systems too.Nevertheless, Iran's air defense means are dwindling, which is clearly confirmed by coalition fighters caught on camera over Isfahan and Chabahar. But Iran's armed forces certainly have some installations reserved for a rainy da...