Retired Major General Fayez Al -Duwairi said that the Iranian attack on Israel revealed a clear defect in the performance of Israeli defense systems, pointing out that the damage to the occupied territories was the largest since the founding of the Israeli entity in 1948.
Al -Duwairi considered in a military analysis on Al -Jazeera that the photos and scenes that documented Iranian strikes are the realistic response to Israel’s defensive ability, as it launched more than 300 missiles, a number of them managed to overcome the objection systems and inflicted destruction, which he described as “unprecedented”.
Israeli media had indicated that the air defenses were unable to address all projectiles, despite the activation of the iron dome, the David castle and the “Hents” system, in addition to the use of American support in operating the “Thaad” anti -missile system.
He pointed out that Iran’s success in this attack is due to a group of military pillars used by Tehran, most notably what he called “synchronization and integration”, that is, combining different types of weapons simultaneously, leading to the dispersal of the capabilities of the Israeli air defense.
Snight and integration
Al -Duwairi explained that “synchronization” was to launch drones, cruise missiles, ballistic missiles and sound missiles, all of which reach targets in a close timing, which caused confusion among the defensive systems without being able to completely close.
As for “integration”, according to the retired brigade, it means exploiting all available military capabilities, whether large or limited effective, within an integrated system that serves each other, even if the timing of its use is partly, which enhances the comprehensive impact of the attack.
Al -Duwairi stressed that the attack was not random, but was characterized by a quantitative and qualitative escalation, began using traditional tools, then moved to advanced weapons such as vocal excess missiles, which put Israeli systems in a state of permanent confusion during the confrontation period.
Al -Duwairi added that Tehran also relied on what he described as “horizontal and vertical expansion”, as despite the focus of the attack on the northern and central regions, areas representing the security, economic and social weight of Israel, Iran has strengthened the threat from several regional fronts.
With regard to the efficiency of Israeli radars in maneuvering and missile interception, Major General Al -Duwairi said that defensive systems depend on accurate algorithms and not on the human effort, from monitoring to engagement with the target to reduce the operational cost.
Iron Dome elements
He indicated that the iron dome system consists of 3 main elements: the radar system, the processing and verification unit, then the junior unit, where the data is sent and compared to the previous data before making the decision to engage with the hostile goals.
He pointed out that the “Dawood” system adopts the same foundations, but it has more advanced technologies, while the “Hitts” and “Thaad” systems are more capable of distinguishing between real missiles and deceptive missiles and changing the path automatically while flying.
He explained that the fundamental difference between “Hions” and “Thaad” is the mechanism of destroying the target, as the first depends on direct collision, while the second uses the kinetic energy, as the missile explodes alongside the target to destroy it without the need to collide directly.
Major General Al -Duwairi explained that Iran did not achieve a complete mating between the various capabilities, but it was able, through a relative and smart use of these capabilities, to create a strategic breakthrough that the Israeli systems were unable to contain completely.