Israel attacked a key target in Tehran, Iran on February 28. The Iran attack campaign was described by a defense expert as a precision strike worth tens of millions of USD, combined with a large-scale campaign using cheap US suicide drones.
Mr. Cameron Chell - CEO of drone manufacturer Draganfly - shared with Fox News Digital that the Iran attack campaign likely used advanced, expensive equipment targeting the compound of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, while US forces used lower-cost drones to overwhelm on land, in the air and at sea.
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) also confirmed that these drones were deployed for the first time in history. "CENTCOM's Scorpion Strike special forces, for the first time in history, are using one-way attack drones in combat within the framework of Operation Epic Fury" - CENTCOM stated in a social media post.
The agency also emphasized that "low-cost drones, designed based on Iran's Shahed model, are currently carrying out countermeasures manufactured by the US".
According to Mr. Chell, the February 28 attack was based on particularly accurate intelligence sources targeting Iranian leaders, with a blow to the complex that could cost tens of millions of USD.
This attack is likely to include high-value precision attack drones or manned aircraft, closely coordinated to ensure success, rather than necessarily relying solely on one-way, cheap suicide drones," he explained.
The US has a low-cost plan to attack a series of targets at the same time, but extremely expensive, high-precision weapons are likely to be used directly against leaders on February 28th," Mr. Chell added.
A senior US official confirmed that this was "an extremely bold daytime attack". The US "attacked senior leaders directly from the beginning of the campaign.
Mr. Chell said that if drones are used in attacks targeting the number 1 target, it could be advanced MQ drones or similar to the Global Hawk.
Israeli Defense Minister Katz said that other attacks also took place across Iran "to eliminate threats".
US media pointed out that these targets include the command and control center of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Iranian air defense systems, missile and drone launchers, as well as military airports.
Mr. Chell described secondary targets as likely to be attacked first by the US with low-cost one-way suicide drones. He also commented that this operation is "a typical example of large-scale overwhelming tactics at a new level".
He said that thanks to close coordination, Iran's defense system may have been significantly weakened before the main attack began.
I think the defense and communication systems have been seriously neutralized. They are simply overwhelmed," he said.
According to him, many days, even weeks of preparation may have been deployed to disable defense communication systems.
The Iran attack campaign "went on so quickly because it was planned and coordinated by the US and Israel on an unprecedented scale" - this expert affirmed.
