did the israeli military’s most advanced f-35 fighter jet escape an iranian missile attack?
2024-10-07
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according to a recent report by the us "war zone" website, the latest satellite images revealed the extent of damage to israel's nevatim air base after it was hit by an iranian ballistic missile on october 1.
screenshot of us "war zone" website report
analysts found that there are at least 33 craters in the base. however, it is still unclear whether the israeli f-35 fighter jets were lost in this attack. wei dongxu, editor of global information broadcasting, believes that at present, this incident is still shrouded in mystery.
based on information and intelligence from all parties, it can be determined that the f-35 stealth fighter jets purchased by israel from the united states are deployed at nevatim air base. iran's missile attack on the base was aimed at weakening israel's ability to conduct covert air strikes using f-35s. if israel fails to obtain early warning information of an iranian ballistic missile strike and is unprepared, the f-35 may be destroyed directly in the base.
on the contrary, if israel has acquired intelligence in advance or has sufficient warning time, the f-35s at nevatim air force base will scramble into the air and hover far away from the base to avoid long-range ground attacks. therefore, it can be confirmed that the base facility where the f-35 is located has been hit, but as for whether the stealth fighter in the base was destroyed, it can only be determined by seeing the remains of the aircraft or the parts after the explosion. of course, if the f-35 is indeed destroyed, the israeli military may block this news.
data map: f-35 fighter jet
what impact did iran's missile attack on israel have? wei dongxu analyzed that:
iran's ballistic missiles, especially hypersonic missiles, have very high strike accuracy. targets previously listed by iran, such as israeli air force bases and mossad-related facilities, were indeed attacked by ballistic missiles, and multiple missiles directly hit the interior of israeli military bases. this fully proves that the range of iranian missiles is sufficient to cover israel, and with great accuracy.
although israel's air and missile defense system has achieved remarkable results in dealing with incoming rockets, its interception capability is not 100% when faced with ballistic missiles or hypersonic missiles, and many missiles are still difficult to intercept. this means that iran's ballistic missiles pose a great threat to israel, have the ability to break through its anti-missile system, and may even conduct suppressive fire attacks.
in this contest between israel and iran, both sides have exercised the greatest degree of restraint, and their targets have been carefully selected. although the firepower has extended to the other side's territory, it has mainly targeted some infrastructure. both sides are trying to avoid casualties as much as possible, especially large-scale casualties. from this perspective, neither iran nor israel wants a serious conflict or large-scale war to break out between them.
