In a statement on Wednesday, the Army of Iran said it conducted drone attacks on the military and weaponry technology development centers of Rafael, aerospace industries, and the flight and support facilities for the Israeli regime’s fighter jets at Ben Gurion Air Base.
The Army said that in these offensive drone attacks on the Israeli regime, maintenance facilities for the F-15 and F-16 fighter jets and the Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), which serves as the development center and equipment provider for advanced drones such as Heron and Harop, reconnaissance satellites of the Horizon series, and essential equipment for Mossad and Shabak, were targeted.
The arms industries of Rafael, which are responsible for developing costly air defense technologies for the Israeli regime, such as the Iron Dome, David's Sling, and electronic warfare systems and disruptors for enemy aircraft, were also targeted by the army's drone attacks, the statement noted.
The variety of targets at different locations within Ben Gurion Air Base and the Rafael Institute and hundreds of important and easily accessible targets have created the possibility for repeated drone attacks, and these assaults will continue until the complete cessation of the aggressive activities of these bases, the Iranian Army added.
The statement emphasized that despite serious damage to strategic locations and facilities and equipment of the enemy, the Israeli regime has prevented the reflection of the extent of the damage inflicted by the Armed Forces of Iran through widespread censorship.
The US and the Israeli regime launched a large-scale unprovoked military campaign against Iran following the assassination of Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei, along with several senior military commanders and civilians on February 28.
The attacks have involved extensive aerial strikes on both military and civilian locations across Iran, causing significant casualties and widespread damage to infrastructure.
In response, the Iranian Armed Forces have carried out retaliatory operations, targeting American and Israeli positions in the occupied territories and at regional bases with waves of missiles and drones.