Iran attacked Israel: Comparison of combat potential of two countries
Iran, for its part, has a significant arsenal of a long -range rocket and drones, but is devoid of technological advantage. Focus has translated the article of Stavros Atlases about what forces Iran and Israel have. Iran has made an unprecedented direct attack on Israel, releasing about 300 ballistic missiles, winged missiles and drones-Kamikadze, of which more than 99% were intercepted by Israel with international support.
Despite the attack, the damage was minimal, and Israel promised to take action. The Armed Forces of Israel, thanks to the funding of the United States, exceed Iranian technologies and opportunities, including advanced aircraft and modern land systems. Iran, for its part, has a significant arsenal of a long -range rocket and drones, but is devoid of technological advantage.
Although Israel is better equipped and enjoys international support, Iran's capabilities can still create problems in the potential conflict scenario. Last weekend, Iran took an unprecedented step, directly attacking Israel with two volleys of ballistic missiles, winged rockets and drones-Kamikadze. In total, Tehran released about 300 ammunition on Israel.
The Israeli Defense Army with the support of the US, the United Kingdom, France, Saudi Arabia and other countries has intercepted more than 99 % of ammunition released. Those several ammunition, which still broke through the air defense umbrella, did not cause significant harm. Israel cannot leave this attack unanswered, and the United States is trying to prevent escalation in the Middle East, while the war in Ukraine still requires the most attention.
But how do the army of Israel and Iran relate to each other? What are the possibilities and systems of weapons in both sides in case of direct fight? Israel spends more than twice as much as Iran. In 2023, Israel will spend about $ 19. 2 billion on its armed forces - much of this amount will come from the United States as foreign military assistance. In turn, Tehran spent almost $ 7. 4 billion in 2023.
Speaking of the number of Armed Forces, there are about 170,000 servicemen in the Israeli Defense Army, which is much less than 610,000 Iranian military. In the case of a full -scale conflict, of course, both armies will grow at the expense of reservists and volunteers. As for air power, the Israeli Air Force boasts about 340 aircraft, including modern F-35i Lightning II steals, as well as F-16 Fighting Falcon and F-15 Strike Eagle fighters.
The Iran Islamic Air Force has approximately 290 aircraft, but most of them are outdated F-4 Phantom, F-5 Tiger and F-14 Tomcat fighters, created according to the technologies of the 1970s and 1980s. Regarding land systems, Israel has approximately 400 major combat tanks, including Mervava-4. In addition, 800 infantry fighting vehicles and armored personnel carriers, as well as 170 artillery tools, are armed.
Iran has about 1,600 major combat tanks, 1250 infantry fighting vehicles and armored personnel carriers, as well as 2000 artillery tools. Israeli Air Force technique is much better and more modern than Iran. Iran, however, has a significant arsenal of ammunition of a long range of action, which has about 2,000 ballistic and winged missiles. Tehran can also run thousands of drones-Kamikadze. Israel certainly has the best armed forces.
The tanal is more technologically developed than his opponent, and exceeds Iran in all indicators. In addition, Jerusalem can always count on the outside, and especially the United States if the situation is complicated. Finally, Israeli politicians have the opportunity to use nuclear weapons if the situation is out of control. (Israeli nuclear arsenal can also be used for US blackmail to support the war with Iran with the use of conventional weapons).
Tehran has considerable military potential that can cause some troubles to Israelites. But in general, the Land War between the two countries is impossible, and Iranian long -range artillery and other means are not enough to defeat Israel. Stavros Atlazoglu is an experienced journalist in the field of defense and national security specializing in special operations.