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As far as missile production, Israel is entirely self-sufficient. It would take quite a long war indeed to exhaust the missile inventory.
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Your information is better than mine on this, so I will take your word for it. Although it does beg the question, how long would such a conflict last? The last time Iran went to war, they showed rather low military capability and determination, but that was 20 years ago.
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That Predator was of 2002 vintage. The Hermes is a generic UAV which is sold to, well... the Georgia's of the world.
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UAV technology has advanced since then. However, all the advances I have seen have been in endurance, payload and observation capability, not survivability.
UAVS can fly at 300 mph max and carry no air-to-air weapons. WW2 fighters have the capability to shoot down aircraft with that performance The only advantage UAVs have is their small size that makes them hard to detect. Iran's airforce is not something to be proud of, but they are more than capable of shooting down defenseless craft moving at 1/6 their speed.
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Lol. The Iranian Air Force is no prize. Even the Kingdom's air force could slice and dice them without working up a sweat. IAF UAVs regularly visit all of Israel's neighbors. None have been shot down. Quite a fair portion of the havoc visited upon Lebanon was either directed by or accomplished by UAVs.
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None of those countries were flying combat air patrols in response to an airstrike on their country either. Iran would obviously respond to an attack by patrolling aircraft around nuclear sites to protect them. Furthermore, the UAVs may have been detected, but Israels neighbors didn't shoot them down to avoid conflict. The UAVs worked fine in Lebanon because Lebanon has no airforce to speak of. They literally have no fixed wing combat aircraft. Iran has more than 100 active jet fighters. They wouldn't be a match for IAF aircraft, but UAVs wouldn't be a problem.