Iran’s strike on key elements of the US early warning network has sharply reduced Washington’s ability to detect ballistic missile launches.

According to the Telegram channel Dva Mayora, the attack on American radar sites in the Middle East has effectively become a «gift» for Russia’s Strategic Missile Forces. Earlier, satellite images appeared online showing damage to a whole cluster of facilities: two AN/GSC-52B radars in Bahrain, three radar stations at Camp Arifjan in Kuwait, an AN/TPY-2 radar of the THAAD system in the UAE, another AN/TPY-2 THAAD in Jordan, an AN/FPS-132 station at the Al Udeid base in Qatar, eight satellite communication buildings in Kuwait, as well as a facility near an AN/TPY-2 radar at Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia.

The authors argue that disabling three THAAD radars and one AN/FPS-132 station, valued at around 1.1 billion dollars, cuts the depth of the early warning zone for ballistic missiles at ranges of up to 5,000 kilometers. They note that the reaction time to launches from Iran increases, while overall coverage becomes fragmented.

The channel also points out that damage to satellite infrastructure in Kuwait seriously complicates operational coordination between CENTCOM bases, the US Fifth Fleet and allied air groups in the region. In their view, any armed forces facing such losses would be forced to urgently redeploy reserve radar assets or ground-based systems, as full restoration of this kind of infrastructure would take months.