PNN – Israeli officials admitted to changing Iranian defense tactics and succeeding in hunting down aircraft.
According to the report of Pakistan News Network, following the remarkable success of Iran’s defense in the war, especially on Friday, a senior Israeli Defense Ministry official told the Wall Street Journal on Saturday that Iran has deployed a sophisticated network of multispectral cameras to track and identify American and Israeli aircraft.
Amir Avivi, CEO of the Israel Defense and Security Association and a member of the Israeli Defense Ministry who was briefed on the system by Israeli officials, said: These cameras, which record data beyond visible light, are located along important flight paths. As soon as the target is identified, Iranian forces try to intercept it.
Ali Hashem, a senior correspondent for Al Jazeera news network, wrote on social media on Friday night, Tehran time: Two American planes have crashed in the past few hours. An F-15E was also shot down inside Iran, with one of its pilots missing, and an A-10 was hit near the Strait of Hormuz.
During the rescue mission, an American Black Hawk was hit by Iranian anti-aircraft fire. As the air war escalates, Trump’s open skies narrative is now being challenged by fire.
An American media outlet also reported the downing of a US military aircraft in the Strait of Hormuz. The New York Times reported on Friday evening, Tehran time that a US A-10 Thunderbolt fighter jet had crashed.
The report states that the pilot of the military aircraft managed to make an emergency exit.
The A-10 Thunderbolt is an American military aircraft, subsonic, single-pilot, with two turbofan engines, designed for close support of ground forces. Its primary mission is to engage targets such as tanks and armored vehicles. The aircraft is capable of day and night support, as well as search and rescue operations.
Laura Rosen, a well-known American journalist, also wrote on social media with a question: Is there any reason why two American warplanes and a rescue helicopter crashed in Iran and the Strait of Hormuz today? Is Iran using a new capability?