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Iran Claims Largest US Radar In Gulf Destroyed: All About Billion Dollar Machine
IRGC claimed that the radar was "completely destroyed" in a precision missile strike. It was later corroborated by Qatari officials.
The
attack by US and Israel on Iran has expanded into a wider Middle East conflict and has not just cost lives but saw the destruction of military weapons worth billions of dollars. Several reports in the Iranian media have claimed that AN/FPS-132, the largest American radar in the Gulf, has been destroyed. Citing IRGC public relations office,
Tehran Times and other outlets said that the radar has a tracking range of 5,000 kilometres. Both US President Donald Trump and Iranian authorities have said the conflict will continue for a long time.
All About The US Radar
Radars such as AN/FPS-132 are indispensable for modern air defence system because they enable timely detection, tracking and interception. As per a report in
Defence Security Asia, the early warning system is stationed at the Al Udeid air base in Qatar and has unique equipment designed for tracking ballistic missiles.
It was installed by the United States in 2013 at a cost of approximately $1.1 billion.
IRGC claimed that the radar was "completely destroyed" in a precision missile strike. It was later corroborated by Qatari officials, representing a severe disruption to US surveillance operations and could be a blow to the integrated air defense architecture protecting allied Gulf states.
