> according to israeli sources, iran's air defense consists of four s300 battalions supplemented by dozens of russian sa-22 and iranian-made som-khordad and bavar 373 air defense systems, which are among the most advanced in the world. > each iranian s300 battalion can shoot down fighter jets from more than 160 kilometers away, launching a dozen missiles at six targets at a time. israeli fighter jets would have a hard time outmaneuvering the s300 missiles, which travel at more than five times the speed of sound. > if israel knows the precise location of iran's s300s, its fighter jets could avoid entering their kill zone and conduct strikes outside the range of the s300s. but even if israel avoids the s300s, it will have a hard time avoiding irans sa22 and khordad systems. > irans 15 short-range sa22 air defense systems are highly mobile. transported on trucks and rapidly deployed, they can ambush fighter jets almost anywhere in iran. each system can fire a dozen missiles at fighter jets up to 40,000 feet high. > irans defenses are further bolstered by several bavar 373s, the iranian version of the s300. iran also modernized dozens of soviet-era medium-range sa6 air defense systems, creating the deadly khordad. all told, irans airspace is some of the best protected in the region. > even israels f35 stealth fighters, mostly undetectable to iranian systems, would have a hard time inflicting devastating damage on iranian assets. a stealth fighter carrying too many bombs changes its geometric shape, exposing its location to radars. > but air defense systems themselves are highly vulnerable. they rely on radar, which emits waves into the airspace looking for approaching aircraft. the moment a defense system turns on its radar, it exposes its location. fighter jets can destroy it from a long distance. > the analysis is before the new s400s and new aircraft acquired by iran. t.me/bellumactanews/131980
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