iran's 32 missiles tore through israel's air defense system, and the multi-layered missile interception system "broke the defense"
2024-10-05
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according to the global times, the us "war zone" website reported on the 4th, citing the latest satellite images, that analysts found more than 30 craters in the base. however, it is still unclear whether the israeli f-35 fighter jets were lost in this attack. jeffrey lewis, a professor at the monterey institute of international studies in california, said that about 32 of the missiles launched by iran on the 1st successfully landed around the nevatim air force base in southern israel.
▲a missile launched by iran flew over tel aviv
nevatim air base is home to the hangar of israel's most advanced fighter jets. the f-35 stealth fighter developed by the united states is parked in the base. experts pointed out that even if it did not hit the base, the fact that the iranian missile was so close to the target exposed problems with the israeli air defense system.
"thirty-two missiles is a large number of missiles," lewis said. "the effectiveness of air defense has been exaggerated. we have a popular belief that (israel's) missile defense is more effective or more available than it actually is."
the israeli air defense system is considered one of the most rigorous in the world, and its ability to intercept short-range rockets has been highly praised by the outside world. as the highest-level defense system, the "arrow-3" system is said to be used to intercept ballistic missiles outside the earth's atmosphere. the "david's sling" system, which was officially put into service in 2017, is responsible for intercepting medium-range missiles. the "arrow-3" system launched in march 2011 the iron dome system is used to intercept short-range rockets with a range between 5 kilometers and 70 kilometers.
some analysts believe that unlike iran's launch of a large number of slower cruise missiles and drones on april 13, iran used hypersonic missiles such as "fatah" in the attack on the 1st of this month, thus defeating some parts of israel. air defense system.
"the faster the missile, the more difficult it is to intercept. this is a simple law of physics." ulrich kun, head of arms control research at the institute for peace research and security policy in hamburg, germany, said that defending against ballistic missiles is much more difficult. firing a large number of missiles simultaneously at a specific target could overwhelm air defenses, "which is exactly what happened to israel."
red star news reporter deng shuyi comprehensive global times
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