The Jerusalem Post,
Iran's air force does not pose a threat to the Israeli Air Force, a high-ranking IDF officer has told The Jerusalem Post. IAF warplanes, he said, were capable of overcoming the air defense systems of all of Israel's neighbors.
“The Iranian air force is not a threat to the IAF,” the officer told the Post. “None of our neighbors pose an aerial threat that the air force would not be able to deal with.”
The officer stressed, however, that Teheran's race for nuclear weapons was not exclusively Israel's problem but was a threat to the entire Western world.
“Israel's greatest threat these days comes from Iran and their efforts to obtain nuclear power,” he said. “But this is not just our problem and is a threat to the entire free world.”
The Iranian Air Force is comprised of MiG 29 squadrons and other warplanes, some 30 years old. Their air defense systems, which are currently heavily deployed near the various nuclear sites, also feature Russian SA-2, SA-5, SA-6 and shoulder-launched SA-7 missiles, according to the Military Balance prepared by Tel Aviv University's Jaffee Center for Strategic Studies. The Iranians also have aged USmade Hawk missiles and have been seeking to purchase the sophisticated S-300P from Russia.
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