The Emad missile, and I think some of the other liquid fueled designs as well, use a separating MARV. So a number of empty first stage missile bodies have been recovered. Whether the warhead/second stage was shot down would be unknown.
Would be in a good spot for Boost Phase interception of TBMs and MRBMs.I found this to be a particularly interesting nugget of info. I don't think there are any American AD assets left in Iraq, which makes this a rather long range intercept if it's true.
View: https://twitter.com/Osinttechnical/status/1779955591911190592
Would be in a good spot for Boost Phase interception of TBMs and MRBMs.
From what kind of attack?That base would be completely indefensible during an actual conflict.
So would be most of Iran.That base would be completely indefensible during an actual conflict.
Yes, it will be ... interesting to see what the Israeli response is. I suspect it will be swift in coming.In my opinion, the side that merely reacts to the enemy's initiatives is the one that loses the war. V-1 missiles only stopped falling in London when Allied troops conquered launch pads in France and Holland. The intervention of the British fighters was epic but not decisive.
Yes, it will be ... interesting to see what the Israeli response is. I suspect it will be swift in coming.
I don't think we'll be allowed to talk about the actual war, but in the case of 1944 the response of the Germans was to retreat to the other side of the Rhine River and blow up the bridges.Yes, it will be ... interesting to see what the Israeli response is. I suspect it will be swift in coming.
Apparently the 707's arent serviceable/compatible with F-35's so they have four KC-46A on order to replace them at a cost of $927m. They keep borrowing US tankers during training flights with the last exercise in Nevada they lent their 707's to the US to supply their aircraft in return for borrowing KC-46 to refuel their own F-35i's. In the last exercise in Europe the 707's resupplied US F-15 and Israeli F-16i while the US KC-135 supplied the F-35i.
Omega received certification in September 2019 after 707 type trials, they use drogues (they have sets of both for their tankers to serve different aircraft types) unlike Israel which uses booms.
Looking into it more as far back as at least 2021 Israel didn't think the 707 can provide refuelling for strike missions, only being good for combat air patrols over Israel due to the 707's range, capacity, age, and inability to take on fuel itself so they did a parallel track of pursuing the KC-46 and developing drop tanks for their F-35's.
Israel's Request To Speed Delivery Of KC-46 Tankers Critical For Striking Iran Denied
The KC-46As would go a long way to bolstering Israel's already small and dwindling tanker fleet.www.twz.com
Omega received certification in September 2019 after 707 type trials, they use drogues (they have sets of both for their tankers to serve different aircraft types) unlike Israel which uses booms.
Looking into it more as far back as at least 2021 Israel didn't think the 707 can provide refuelling for strike missions, only being good for combat air patrols over Israel due to the 707's range, capacity, age, and inability to take on fuel itself so they did a parallel track of pursuing the KC-46 and developing drop tanks for their F-35's.
If, after generating so much horror, they have not managed to raise the price of oil, they will have murdered many innocent people for nothing. The 1973 manual is definitely outdated.Russia, Iran turning Israel and Ukraine into ‘battlefield laboratories,’ experts say
Russia and Iran are using Ukraine and Israel as “battlefield laboratories” to probe at Western military vulnerabilities, experts told a House Foreign Affairs subcommittee Wednesday. “Together…thehill.com
Lets not forget that Iran probably has acess to real time intel, given by Russian recon planes and satellites, which means, any missile or combat aircraft leaving Israel territory, will be known by Iran, who will take measures to counter them.With no blessing from US, any normal strikes will not be possible. Sending agents over will be a more acceptable choice.
Lets not forget that Iran probably has acess to real time intel, given by Russian recon planes and satellites, which means, any missile or combat aircraft leaving Israel territory, will be known by Iran, who will take measures to counter them.
So, any response to the 14April events gets a new thread?But we are OT. This thread is for the 14th of April operations.
That now looks to have been the case.Folks, do you think this makes any sense ? https://www.twz.com/news-features/c...med-jericho-ballistic-missiles-to-strike-iran
Long story short: counter-strike using non-nuclear Jerichos. After all Iran fired ballistic missiles on top of drones and cruise missiles.
CBS is reporting "a missile".It's mind-blowing how Middle-East can push the boundaries of the word clusterf*ck, one crisis after another. That place is really hopeless.
Any idea what Israel used to strike ? "unmanned" nowadays can mean drone, cruise missile or ballistic missile. Or all three together.
Well....,it would help if the missiles actually made it all the way to iran.So how well have Iranian defenses looked? Too early to tell?
Judging by the remnants found in iraq its some sort of albm,so that rules out this being an iranian missile from the strike on israelIt's mind-blowing how Middle-East can push the boundaries of the word clusterf*ck, one crisis after another. That place is really hopeless.
Any idea what Israel used to strike ? "unmanned" nowadays can mean drone, cruise missile or ballistic missile. Or all three together.
In my opinion, Israel seems more interested in identifying enemy leaders than their defense systems. Perhaps the recent attack was actually a top-level intelligence operation to identify the location of command centers, the frequencies of their communication systems, and even the voice of high-ranking officers. That information could be a good exchange item to improve your international relations.Iran says it shot down Israel's attack. Here’s what air defense systems it might have used. - Breaking Defense
Tehran has been increasingly public about its air defense capabilities, including showing off models of systems at a recent international defense expo.breakingdefense.com