The Israeli Air Force struck two Iranian F-14 Tomcat fighter jets at Tehran's Mehrabad Airport. The F-14 was developed in the United States and was accepted into service in 1974. Iran received 77 F-14s in 1977, but many have been inoperable since then due to losses in combat, lack of spare parts, and crashes due to engine reliability issues. Iranian media reports that the F-14s were decoys specifically placed at the airport.
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Iran attempted to launch a missile attack on the Israeli Mossad headquarters in Herzliya. The missiles reportedly missed their target. The missiles used were believed to be medium-range Emad and Ghadr ballistic missiles. A missile attack was also launched on the IDF's Glilot military base camp. The strike was preceded by a night attack by Iran in an attempt to weaken Israel's air defenses, which you can see in action in the video. Not all of the missiles reportedly hit their targets. The video ends with a crater left by the missile strikes and a fire being extinguished at one of the military facilities at Camp Herzog.
The first confirmed footage of an Israeli Hermes 900 drone shot down by Iranian air defense systems. The wreckage of the Israeli drone was found in the Isfahan area; it is unknown what air defense Iran used. The Hermes 900 reconnaissance UAV has been produced by the Israeli company Elbit Systems since 2011. The UAV has a long flight range and is designed for surveillance and strikes in all weather conditions. The Hermes 900 UAV is equipped with satellite communications, optical-electronic sensors, infrared cameras, a laser target designator-rangefinder, synthetic aperture radars, and a target detection radar system. The UAV flight duration is up to 36 hours. The drone weighs 970 kg and can carry up to 300 kg of payload. The UAV flight altitude is up to 9000 km. Flight speed is up to 220 km/h. The price of the Hermes 900 UAV is about 20-30 million dollars.
Residents of Iran witnessed the launch of the Sejil ballistic missile. The solid-fuel two-stage ballistic Sejil was first shown in 2008. The Sejil missile has a range of up to 2,000 kilometers, and a warhead weight of up to 500 kg. The Seji family of ballistic missiles includes several products. The Sejil-2 modification has a range of 2,500 kilometers, and differs from the basic version of the missiles in its increased accuracy and increased speed at the initial stage of flight. The mass of the missile's warhead can be up to 1,500 kilograms.
Iran launched a ballistic missile attack on Israel on the morning of June 19. The strikes targeted the cities of Tel Aviv and Be'er Sheva in southern Israel and other cities. About 30 missiles were launched. The missile attack was repelled by Israeli air defense systems, you can see them in action. According to media reports, Iran's strikes targeted military targets, but judging by the video, the missiles exploded in residential areas. It is worth noting that the city is densely built up and it is unclear where all the missiles hit. It is not yet clear whether this is due to the inaccuracy of Iranian missiles or whether the missiles were shot down by air defense systems. It is already known that the Soroka Hospital in Be'er Sheva was damaged. In the video, from different angles, you can see an explosion near the hospital. According to media reports, the roof of the hospital was destroyed. According to Iranian media reports, the target of the attack was the headquarters of the Israeli army and the IDF intelligence facility, which were located near the hospital. It is also known that the building of the Israeli Stock Exchange and other facilities were damaged. There are currently 30 reported casualties in Israel.