Tehran’s "Ghost Fleet" Obliterated: IDF Reveals Secret Strike on Iran’s Quds Force Transport Planes
Israel's Military Intelligence (AMAN) unveils how it tracked and destroyed 16+ IRGC transport planes hidden in "scrapyards" near Tehran. Here's how the IAF dismantled the air network fueling regional terror.
Israel's Military Intelligence Directorate (AMAN) has released new details on Saturday's IAF strike that destroyed the Quds Force's air transport network inside Iran.
More than 16 transport aircraft were struck and destroyed, along with additional components located in the vicinity of Tehran's airport. The aircraft had been used by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Quds Force to arm and finance Iranian-backed terror proxies across the Middle East.
According to AMAN, Tehran's airport had been under close intelligence surveillance for years, with suspicious takeoffs and landings tracked and flagged through a broad collection and analysis effort spanning multiple intelligence units.
In an attempt to evade an Israeli strike, the Iranian regime had moved the aircraft to dedicated scrapyard compounds to complicate identification. AMAN says the aircraft were nonetheless located through a cross-referencing and decryption effort, and were subsequently targeted by the IAF.
The Quds Force transport network was responsible for transferring weapons and funds to Iran's regional terror proxies. The Quds Force operates to equip, train, and finance terror organizations with the aim of targeting Israeli and international civilians.