Not Just Pilots: The tireless ground crews enabling Israeli jets to fly high
Preparing a fighter jet is a precise and demanding process that starts the moment the wheels touch the runway.
Preparing a fighter jet is a precise and demanding process that starts the moment the wheels touch the runway.
Yesterday, defense officials reported just 40 missile launches, a decline of nearly ninety percent from the first day and a clear indicator of Iran’s diminishing ability to sustain high‑intensity attacks.
The engagement marks the first confirmed air-to-air kill for the fifth-generation fighter since the F-35 entered service with militaries around the world.
Israeli officials have downplayed the ground operations report.
U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, said that the Iranians acknowledged having a stockpile of approximately 460 kilograms of uranium, enriched to 60% purity.
U.S. and Israeli assessments suggest that 70-80% of remaining launchers could be eliminated by week’s end, severely limiting Iran’s attack capacity.
The Marivan operation appeared part of a broader strategy to weaken border controls and IRGC dominance in peripheral regions, potentially opening pathways for opposition groups.
The low number of launchers seriously damages Iran’s ability to launch hundreds of missiles in a single “saturation” salvo to overwhelm the Iron Dome and Arrow systems.
As fighter jets and cruise missiles targeted Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) command centers and nuclear facilities, the parallel cyber front paralyzed the regime from within.
Defrin emphasized that Israel’s multilayered air defense network intercepted many incoming missiles during the barrage but acknowledged that absolute protection is impossible.
The targeted compounds functioned as central hubs for operational coordination and terror planning.
By striking their headquarters, Israel is disrupting the regime’s ability to coordinate repression, undermining morale among security forces and sending a message that no arm of the regime is immune.
The land being vacated is among the most valuable in Israel.
Analysts say the scale of the operation—millions of targeted users—marks one of the largest psychological‑warfare efforts ever conducted against Iran’s armed forces.
Soldiers at the IDF’s central Kirya base in Tel Aviv have recently been banned from ordering food deliveries directly to the facility.
Smugglers exploit the Mediterranean’s northward longshore currents, which naturally pull buoyant or semi-submerged containers from the Egyptian coast toward Gaza’s shores.
During the “12-Day War” in June 2025, UAVs accounted for approximately 70% of total flight hours.
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