American defense planners now rely heavily on Israeli intelligence, missile‑defense innovation, cyber capabilities, and real‑time battlefield experience—areas where the UK cannot offer comparable assets.
One IAF pilot described the opening Roaring Lion salvo as ‘more impressive than that of the Six Day War’, which destroyed Egypt’s entire air force while it was still on the ground.
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.
The precision of the strikes suggested deep intelligence penetration.
