Forged by fire: Iran’s military preparedness at an all-time high after 12-day war

[2ndstrike]

Crazy.

So the world should now abandon their air forces and induct ballistic missiles and drones only just because Israel and the US now possess F-35s?

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Not crazy one bit due to the world doesn't revolve around everyone having to fight Israel and U.S air forces' F-22 F-35 heads on. F-22 and F-35 are very low observable jets, they are not invisible on the radar screen. You pull some articles about the VLO jets appearing on someone's radar (even if it's true) doesn't negate the fact that a 4.5 G jets have no chance against these F-22 F-35.

 

[Pakistan Space Agency]

Not crazy one bit due to the world doesn't revolve around everyone having to fight Israel and U.S air forces' F-22 F-35 heads on. F-22 and F-35 are very low observable jets, they are not invisible on the radar screen. You pull some articles about the VLO jets appearing on someone's radar (even if it's true) doesn't negate the fact that a 4.5 G jets have no chance against these F-22 F-35.

You do know that China has J-20s and J-35s both in service currently, and they're ramping up their production numbers?

 

[2ndstrike]

You do know that China has J-20s and J-35s both in service currently, and they're ramping up their production numbers?

Yes, I know and the J-20 is probably the only jet out there that has a slight chance of shooting down an export downgraded version of the F-35.

 

[Pakistan Space Agency]

Yes, I know and the J-20 is probably the only jet out there that has a slight chance of shooting down an export downgraded version of the F-35.

Where are you coming up with this stuff?

 

[Pakistan Space Agency]

Yes, I know and the J-20 is probably the only jet out there that has a slight chance of shooting down an export downgraded version of the F-35.

Oh, I just checked your flags and you're Vietnamese. Say no more.

 

[2ndstrike]

Where are you coming up with this stuff?

Where? The U.S has been researching, designing, testing, producing stealth fighters since the 1970s and you are telling me someone who came 40 years later just have a better jet that shoot F22 F35 out of the blue

 

[2ndstrike]

Oh, I just checked your flags and you're Vietnamese. Say no more.

As if your flag don't matter

 

[gangsta_rap]

As if your flag don't matter

As if your flag doesn't matter either

 

[Mr Iran Eye]

I rarely come to this forum because I've found much better analyses and links elsewhere. It's very annoying to read Reza Mad's nonsense on Telegram, which is heavily criticized elsewhere. The guy thinks he's the center of the universe and makes ridiculous statements.

New weapons are going to be released, and others will modify existing ones. You'll see amazing photos that I can't reveal, only one person posted them on Telegram. It's said that it will be released on X, but I don't know all the Arab and Iranian accounts on X. So keep a close eye on it; I will too. For now, he's deleted the photos. I wasn't quick enough; I should have taken screenshots. It's frustrating. I was too interested in analyzing what I saw; you'll see too.

Reza Mad should sometimes keep quiet and wait instead of spouting nonsense...

Keep an eye on your X accounts and post this here, please.

 

[Watandar]

I rarely come to this forum because I've found much better analyses and links elsewhere. It's very annoying to read Reza Mad's nonsense on Telegram, which is heavily criticized elsewhere. The guy thinks he's the center of the universe and makes ridiculous statements.

New weapons are going to be released, and others will modify existing ones. You'll see amazing photos that I can't reveal, only one person posted them on Telegram. It's said that it will be released on X, but I don't know all the Arab and Iranian accounts on X. So keep a close eye on it; I will too. For now, he's deleted the photos. I wasn't quick enough; I should have taken screenshots. It's frustrating. I was too interested in analyzing what I saw; you'll see too.

Reza Mad should sometimes keep quiet and wait instead of spouting nonsense...

Keep an eye on your X accounts and post this here, please.

We don't have access to this stuff you see in private Telegram chats and X accounts. If you could share them here it would be appreciated.

 

[Pakistan Space Agency]

Iranian Major General Abdollahi:

“The use of a new, secret weapon will begin soon and it will bring an end to the enemy’s operations.”

Was the "secret weapon" revealed?

 

[OldTwilight]

we should have nukes ...

 

[Mr Iran Eye]

Was the "secret weapon" revealed?

It had been a long time since I'd been in this group for several reasons.

Things are a bit lively in my small, restricted Telegram group. Three photos were posted but removed a few minutes later. These photos weren't supposed to be published, and they were causing problems for some people, including a minor conflict between two individuals.

I saw a rather unusual and powerful-looking artillery system setup. It's not some kind of Iranian Pantsir; it's something else entirely. But the drone I saw was striking the moment I saw it. It looks incredibly powerful and impressive. When the images are released, you'll all be amazed from the very first second. Some are saying it might be a mother drone directing another group of smaller drones...

The other photo looked like some kind of radar, but the configuration was strange, really strange. It felt like something out of science fiction.

Is it AI? In my opinion, no, because some people have been severely warned not to post anything internally. Sometimes you want to post things as a sneak peek, but when it's not allowed, it can have negative consequences. Even though I was warned, I would have been in trouble if I had copied these photos and put them here.

The Iranian army has things underground that we haven't seen; scientists must be working very hard right now.

 

[Pakistan Space Agency]

It had been a long time since I'd been in this group for several reasons.

Things are a bit lively in my small, restricted Telegram group. Three photos were posted but removed a few minutes later. These photos weren't supposed to be published, and they were causing problems for some people, including a minor conflict between two individuals.

I saw a rather unusual and powerful-looking artillery system setup. It's not some kind of Iranian Pantsir; it's something else entirely. But the drone I saw was striking the moment I saw it. It looks incredibly powerful and impressive. When the images are released, you'll all be amazed from the very first second. Some are saying it might be a mother drone directing another group of smaller drones...

The other photo looked like some kind of radar, but the configuration was strange, really strange. It felt like something out of science fiction.

Is it AI? In my opinion, no, because some people have been severely warned not to post anything internally. Sometimes you want to post things as a sneak peek, but when it's not allowed, it can have negative consequences. Even though I was warned, I would have been in trouble if I had copied these photos and put them here.

The Iranian army has things underground that we haven't seen; scientists must be working very hard right now.

That's all fine but has it been used successfully?

We all saw how American/Israeli aircraft completely dominate Iranian airspace unchallenged. It was like as if Iran had no air defences, no radar systems, jamming or electronic warfare at its disposal whatsoever.

With a country as large as Iran (1.6 million sq km), you would expect at least some aircraft to have been shot down and/or crashed considering they were flying from such long distances, exposed to long endurances as well as launching such a high volume of attacks that amounted to over 23,000 airstrikes.