Israel's Response Has Begun

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The Israeli Air Force struck the Iranian nuclear complex "Khondab", 75 kilometers from Arak. This nuclear complex includes a heavy water research reactor IR-40 with a capacity of 20 MW. And a heavy water production plant, with a maximum capacity of 16-20 tons per year. At the moment, the nuclear reactor is not functioning. Earlier, Iran informed the IAEA that the reactor should start working in 2026. The aftereffects of the strike on the nuclear reactor are shown at the end of the video.

 

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The video shows the destruction of an Israeli drone by an Iranian air defense system. Presumably, the IAI Eitan UAV, export designation Heron TP, was shot down. The location of the shooting is not reported. The IAI Eitan UAV has been produced since 2004, it is equivalent in size to an airplane, with a wingspan of 26 meters. The IAI Eitan UAV is designed for reconnaissance and strikes on targets. The IAI Eitan UAV develops a speed of up to 407 km / h, at an altitude of up to 14,000 meters. The flight range is up to 7,400 km, the carrying capacity is up to 2,700 kg. The cost of the UAV is about 30 thousand dollars.

 

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Israeli air force has shown footage of an interception of an Iranian drone. In the video, an Israeli F-16, presumably using an AIM-9 missile, shoots down an Iranian kamikaze drone, the Shahed-136. The video was filmed over the city of Daraa, in southwestern Syria, not far from the border with Jordan. It is worth noting that the plane flew through a cloud of shrapnel, which is quite dangerous as it can end in disaster due to damage to the engines and skin. Earlier, a Ukrainian plane crashed because of this.

 

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Six US B-2A Spirit strategic bombers struck Iranian nuclear facilities in Fordow, Natanz and Isfahan. The strike used 12 GBU-57A/B bunker buster bombs. Thirty BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missiles launched from submarines at a range of 600 km were also used. It is worth noting that Iran's nuclear facilities are located underground, at a depth of up to 90 meters, and it is quite difficult to destroy them. According to Iranian media, the facilities were not damaged. The GBU-57A/B bunker buster bomb was developed in the United States and weighs over 13.5 tons, is 6 meters long, and has a diameter of about 80 centimeters. The bomb contains almost 2.5 tons of explosives and is designed to destroy underground targets at a depth of up to 60 meters.

 

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Iran used medium-range ballistic missiles Kheibar Shekan for the first time in a morning attack on Israel on June 22. The Kheibar missile is 11.4 meters long, weighs 6.3 tons, has a warhead of up to 550 kg, and has a range of up to 2,000 km. 30 missiles, including other types, were fired at the cities of Tel Aviv and Haifa. According to media reports, some of the missiles were shot down by air defense systems of Israel, the United States, and other countries. Iran did not report the targets it struck, but judging by the destruction, many objects were hit by the missiles. According to Israeli media reports, there are wounded and dead.

 

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The Israeli Air Force has released footage of strikes on Iranian ballistic missile launchers. All Israeli aircraft, F-35I, F-16I and American-made F-15I are used in the strikes. The type of missiles used by the Israeli air force is not reported. Judging by the video, strikes were carried out on all types of Iranian missiles, including Qadr-H, Fateh-110, Fateh-313, Qassem and other types. It is worth noting that some missile strikes are simply shown from different angles. The question is often asked where Iran's air defense is. According to open data and judging by what is shown, Iran's air defense was disabled at the beginning of the war. This is the result of Israeli intelligence work. Drones launched by Iranian residents, including Afghans in Iran, were used to destroy the air defense. Also, Iranian residents, Afghans and sabotage groups deployed remotely controlled Spike ATGMs. It is currently unknown how many and what kind of air defense Iran has. Iran has several S-300 air defense batteries, an export variant, but these are early modifications from the 1980s. It has not been confirmed that it was destroyed. Rumors about Iran having S-400 air defense systems have not been confirmed. Russia has previously offered Iran joint air defense development projects, but this never took off.

 

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Iran attacked the US military base Al-Udeid in Qatar with Ghadr-H ballistic missiles, the operation was called "Good News of Victory". It is worth noting that the US was warned about the missile attack by Iran, this was reported in Washington. The Qatari Ministry of Defense stated that air defense systems successfully repelled the missile attack on the Al-Udeid air base in Doha. Qatar used the Patriot and THAAD air defense systems of American manufacture to repel the attack, you can see their work in the video.

 

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Footage of the fall of an Israeli Hermes-900 tactical UAV shot down by Iranian air defense has been published. The Hermes-900 UAV was shot down near the city of Khorramabad, the administrative center of the Lorestan province. This is the third Hermes-900 UAV shot down in Iran. The Hermes-900 UAV was developed by the Israeli company Elbit Systems in 2011. Drones of this type are equipped with satellite communication systems, optical-electronic surveillance systems and other components for reconnaissance. It is possible to install strike weapons. The take-off weight of the Hermes-900 UAV is up to 900 kg, the payload weight is 300 kg. The drone's flight speed is up to 220 km / h at altitudes of up to 9150 meters. The flight range of the Hermes-900 UAV is up to 1500 kilometers, the duration is up to 36 hours. The price of the Hermes-900 UAV is about 25 million dollars.