An F-15D takes off with a Blue Sparrow test missile. (The Israeli Air Force)
Two Western officials told The New York Times on April 20 the missiles used in the recent Israeli attack on Iran had technology that enabled the weapon to evade detection by Iranian radar systems.
Two Iranian officials also told the newspaper that Iran did not detect intrusions into its airspace during the attack on April 19, including drones or missiles.
The New York Times said that the warplane from which the missile was launched was “far from Israeli or Iranian airspace” and neither the jet nor the missile entered Jordanian airspace. Israel opted for this to to keep Amman out of any potential ramifications for the reprisal strike after it helped shoot down drones and missiles fired by Iran at Israel on April 13-14.
It’s worth noting that Israel struck several air defense sites in southern Syria during the attack, leading to speculation that Israeli warplanes launched their missiles from some area along the country’s border with Jordan or Iraq.
Contrary to The New York Times report, Iranian media reported the interception of drones over an air base near the city of Isfahan during the attack. There were also videos showing air defense fire.
Israel didn’t acknowledge the attack, neither was officially blamed for it by Iran. However, officials from the two countries as well as the United States confirmed to several news outlets that the Israeli military was responsible.
The remains of what is believed to be the first stage of the secret Israeli missiles used in the attack on Iran were found in central Iraq.
An basic analysis by SouthFront indicates that the weapon is an air-launched ballistic missile with two stages, most likely divertive from the Israeli Sparrow family of missile targets, more specifically from the mid-ranged Blue Sparrow version.
While air-launched ballistic missiles are extremely hard to track and intercept, they can be detected like any other type of aerial targets. The New York Times and its sources were likely exaggerating when claiming that the missiles could evade detection by Iranian radar systems.
According to recent reports in American media, one of three missiles launched by Israeli warplanes during the attack hit an air defense site near Isfahan that was part of an array defending the nearby top-secret Natanz nuclear site.
Satellite imagery shows damage to the radar of an S-300 system at the Eighth Shekari Air Base in Isfahan, The New York Times said in its report. However, this is yet to be verified.
The report said that the attack was deliberately designed to send a message to Iran of how a wider attack could look, which is an accurate assessment. Nevertheless, Israel exposed many of its secret capabilities and tactics in doing so.
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better than any missile russia has produced. a true wonder weapon
in your wet dreams perhaps
now using his profile indian kike… smh.
you really can’t use a fuking full stop can you indian kike.
i assume a large shovel of salt should accompany your comment in order for it to make shensh! or you’re not c chuba!
and then you woke up, judenkhvnt
wait until they deploy their sampson option on the west. cowardly rulers make for hard times.
“secret israeli missiles”?!?!?!? rotflmao!!!
the missiles they’re referring to were the first stages of a two-stage israeli missile designed for target practice! they’re targets! they were probably dropped over iraq by israeli f16’s to support their stupid narrative that they were shot into iran. more fakery.
the israelis are losing their tiny little minds if they actually think we believe their lies!
indeed. another poor attempt to cover their scare and shame after iranian response. details about “blue sparrow” trainer missile from “the aviationist” portal: u.to/lrkhia
i hate to apply logic but the missiles were fired from jets not from israel itself so presumably the missiles cant reach iran from israel and the jets can be detected by radar so this wunderwaffe is really a wonder woof.
bibi to salami: go ahead punk, make my day.
true. if a massive attack is required, wouldn’t that mean a lot of planes going into the air at the same time, thus given away the element of surprise. a lot which point iran would have to saturate isreal with everything it has, nuclear included. basically end game.
say what you want, but it’s going to get interesting when realization hits russia that it was israeli secret missiles that shot down two of their awacs planes over their territory. several months back on an rt interview, an israeli said that russia was going to pay dearly for their involvement, and they are.
those russian awacs were detroyed by nato with surface air missiles, fired from some place in the black sea
its just a lies created by west to save the face of israeli cowards . there is no news of any damage on any channel . even local iranian people dint see any missile flying or any video of damage .
previously they said it was uav, now it’s a ballistic missile (actually target missile for aad practice). what’s next? will they say it was laser from space which could burn whole iran, if needed, but this time they were to kind not to do that?
for sure jordan airspace were used by the sionists….iran cant attack that miserable treacherous reign, it will be a lost of time, money and missiles. zionists airplanes were tracked for sure by the syrian radar but this was propely destroyed before the hoocked nose cowards fired the air miisiles from those new f-15 recently provided by the angloimperialists
if israel would have damage a radar site and others equipment ww would see satelite image clearly and in colour
yes. you would imagine so.
it’s a missile so advanced that its stealth capabilities include not being detectable on a radar, not being optically visible, having 0 mass and it doesn’t even cause an explosion! :)
yet again jordan allow “israel” to use their air space to attack iran… what is new?
the talk around this missile is very funny… do you really think in case of real war “israel” airports (civilians and military) wouldn’t be damaged/attacked right away? really now, “israel” is not ukraine.
also, iran has missiles that they never used… and they didn’t need to attack “israel”.
let’s be real here, “israel” is a very small “state” and they have the most advance aa system in the whole western world. iran with their old missile type hit “israel”… when “israel” try to attack iran they used their most advanced missile which seems to done fuk all.
what are you saying? again i have seen no damage done to iran by “israel” yet… please sure your source. and tell me the us and “israel” that got pissed on by iran holding back info… okay sure.
if “israel” had done anything meaningful to iran, why would they attack pmf in iraq? btw, the pmf did sent a drone/s targeting “a vital target” in the occupied golan…
also, jordan give “israel’ their air space and iraq+syria don’t have good aa systems ffs… what are you guys saying? the other missiles that “israel” launched never reached iran… i did read a very good post, it is long but those missiles couldn’t even reach iran .
the tale of secret wunderwaffe and other bedtime stories, from daniel hagari, jew’s mouthpiece in chief
what has become a standard nato op in ukraine. first, a military attack that is militarily insignificant. a small number of small drones in iranian airspace then, a flood of fakes on the internets, now, the nyt makes it latest contribution, which is news of magic missiles that nobody can see.
2 officials from the jew york slimes reported
jew be lying again!!!
lol satellite photo didn’t show any damage to the flap lid b radar and it wasn’t even from after the strike. it was from before!
they used different contrast color to “prove damage”. ridiculous lol
when i read garbage like this i remember who it is telling the story and who is dutifully reporting on it as if it were true.
yeah…those sooper dooper pis rail lee miss isles are so secret, their inventors haven’t even dreamed about them yet.
rotflmao!
delusional wishful thinking —– the only ‘radar evading’ missile out there are hypersonics — and the zioterrorists do not have any —- only the iranian’s do.
sf propelling propaganda.