12,000! What This Number Means for Israel and Iran

12,000! What This Number Means for Israel and Iran The Israeli Air Force has dropped over 12,000 bombs on Iran in more than 8,500 strikes since the start of the war, conducting a year’s worth of flights in 18 days. These strikes have targeted Iranian regime objectives, with a significant impact on air defense systems, destroying an estimated 85% of Iran’s air defense and detection capabilities. The IAF is employing new techniques for prolonged operations and real-time targeting, including strikes on missile launchers and soldiers.

• 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.