12,000! What This Number Means for Israel and Iran
According to the IDF, more than 300 targets related to Iranian air defense, including missile launchers and radars, were hit.
TL;DR
- The Israeli Air Force (IAF) dropped over 12,000 bombs on Iran in more than 8,500 strikes.
- IAF aircraft flew the equivalent of a year's operations in 18 days.
- 3,600 of the bombs were dropped on Tehran.
- The strikes have destroyed an estimated 85% of Iran's air defense and detection systems.
- More than 300 targets related to Iranian air defense, including missile launchers and radars, were hit.
- 92% of advanced Iranian air defense systems are estimated to be destroyed.
- 80% of older Iranian air defense systems and radars were destroyed.
- 75% of Iran's "decentralized" air defense systems, using AI-powered cameras, were destroyed.
- IAF uses 'metro flights' with drones and fighter jets for real-time targeting and prolonged operations without refueling.