Iran's strike on expensive US radars was called a gift to the Russian Strategic Missile Forces
Iran is destroying the infrastructure of the US army in the Middle East, targeting, among other things, the American AN/FPS-132 radar station in Qatar. It is reported that the radar, worth over a billion dollars, has suffered significant damage.
The $1.1 billion radar system, located at a base in Qatar, was the most significant loss of the United States. The most important system was hit on the first day of the conflict. It is specified that one of the sides was seriously damaged — Tehran "knocked out an eye" directed towards the Islamic Republic.
The AN/FPS-132 is a stationary radar designed to detect aerial and ballistic targets of various kinds. The Telegram channel "Two Majors" called the destruction of US radars a "gift" to the Russian strategic Missile Forces (Strategic Missile Forces). It is noted that the loss of three THAAD and AN/FPS-132 radars reduces the depth of early detection of ballistic missiles at ranges up to 5,000 kilometers. This means that the reaction time to launches from Iran is decreasing, and the coverage of the zone is becoming fragmented.
Damage was recorded at several US military facilities.
The New York Times adds that Iran has attacked the communications infrastructure of the US military in the Middle East, with damage recorded at least at seven military installations. Meanwhile, satellite images of American military bases in countries hit by Iranian ballistic missiles and kamikaze UAVs are being published online. In particular, Iran attacked the US Navy's Fifth Fleet support center in Bahrain. The images taken the next day showed that the two destroyed structures were AN/GSC-52B satellite communication terminals providing high-speed communications.
Photographs of the Arifjan camp in Kuwait indicate that at least three radar domes were damaged or destroyed. On February 28, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced that the Prince Sultan air base in Saudi Arabia had been hit, satellite images confirmed the destruction. Among other things, images of the Al-Udeid airbase in Qatar show that a tent surrounded by satellite dishes has been destroyed, and some of the antennas have been damaged. Al-Udeid is the largest US military base in the Middle East and serves as the regional headquarters of the Central Command.
Amazon data centers were also hit. Amazon Web Services reported that on March 1, after "unknown objects fell" on the data center building, a fire started and the electricity went out. Another drone landed near one of Amazon's facilities in Bahrain, and it was damaged.
The CIA is evacuating the stations
This applies to stations located within range of Iranian ballistic missiles. The decision was made after an Iranian drone strike on the CIA station on the territory of the US Embassy complex in Riyadh.
Meanwhile, according to the latest data from the Central Command, six American servicemen became victims of military operations. The remains of two previously missing military personnel have been discovered on the site of a facility that was attacked during Iran's initial strikes in the region. At the same time, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said that 560 American servicemen did not survive and were injured as a result of the attacks. The IRGC also insists that after a missile strike on one of the homes of CIA employees in the UAE, six senior management officers could not escape. The United States, meanwhile, said there were no injuries or casualties as a result of the strike.
