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Posted on 03/05/2026 3:38:50 PM PST by FLT-bird
Reeling from years of regional conflict and subjected to superior electronic warfare effects, Iran can no longer hide its poor defense posture.
From the outset of the campaign, the US and Israel almost immediately achieved air superiority
The IRGC is believed to have expended a lot of its missile stockpiles during the 12-Day War in June 2025
Experts tell Army Technology how “efficient” and “capable” the EW effort of both countries has been at this point in the conflict
US-Israeli strikes, now in their fourth day, have exposed the deeply rooted failure of Iran’s integrated air defense network.
From the outset of the campaign, the US and Israel almost immediately achieved air superiority over Iran, enabling continued strikes against more than 2,000 targets within the Islamic Republic.
Iranian air defense sites have been subjected to aggressive electromagnetic spectrum operations but in tandem, its defenses have also been targeted kinetically.
Notably, the two allies appear to have split up responsibility. While US strikes have focused on targeting strategic infrastructure such as air defenses, command and control nodes, logistics networks, industrial facilities, and Iran’s military structure, the Israel Defense Forces have focused on targeting ballistic missile launchers, Iranian leadership and Hezbollah while also launching a forward presence group into southern Lebanon.
https://x.com/CENTCOM/status/2028690649373987188?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2028690649373987188%7Ctwgr%5E6f2644c33990fd86d122139ad7f33a0fc3fec4ef%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.army-technology.com%2Ffeatures%2Fwhy-has-irans-air-defence-network-failed-so-badly%2F
https://x.com/IDF/status/2028780946569183298?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2028780946569183298%7Ctwgr%5E6f2644c33990fd86d122139ad7f33a0fc3fec4ef%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.army-technology.com%2Ffeatures%2Fwhy-has-irans-air-defence-network-failed-so-badly%2F
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Tofu anti-air.............
“ The F-35 is the finest strike fighter in the history of aviation.”
Remember all the teeth gnashing and wailing when it went operational? “Failure, they’ll never get it to work, too complex” blah blah blah.
and do not forget the $4 billion maintenance over 10 years figure, nor that a sizable percentage are either hanger queens or not combat rated.
"Hey, these stealth detectors you sold us aren't working right!"
Meanwhile Erdogan/Turkey is concerned, and Hezbolla may be hurting. Here might be some clues for your question. See below:
https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/4099233/posts?page=1781#1781
Comments #1753 and #1755 each contain several paragraphs pertaining to Kurds and those with feelings and opinions about their future actions. These comments were posted within 48 hours before Trump’s attack launched right after the Stock Market closed Friday afternoon, 2/27/26. In fact this is a good spot to go to if you want to check out some of the actions shortly before and after the start of this war.
To be honest I had maybe a prejudiced view on Arab nations’ abilities to train pilots. But with a QATAR fighter intercepting and destroying 2 Iranian crafts, they must know what they are doing.
OK ... so why did it fail so badly back in June?
Perhaps because Russian and Chinese gear sucks and the consistently oversell it?
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Its easy to kill off Russian air-defense units. Israel has a jet approach them. Israeli jet sees their radar emissions, so now knows their exact location. Israel jet then fires stand-off missiles at them while out of range of Russian air defense missiles.
Twenty years ago I knew a guy who was one of the people doing advanced training pilots from various Gulf states. He said that they could be excellent pilots, every bit as good as American pilots.
However, when things got hot, they tended to get excited and forget much of their training. Until they got older, they all wanted to be heroes.
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