In the first 4 days of the war, Iran struck virtually all US military bases (or locations from which US aircraft operate) in the Gulf. Analysis of video footage and satellite images shows that several strikes targeted radar and communication systems.
Specifically, at the Al-Jufair base in Bahrain, two radomes were destroyed by SHAHED 2 drones. According to US press sources, these radomes housed AN/GSC-52B SATCOM satellite communication systems.
In the United Arab Emirates, an area inside the Al Dhafra base was hit where several satellite antennas were previously located, while it is still unclear whether an AN/TPY-2 radar, part of the THAAD anti-ballistic system in Al Ruwais, was also damaged: the poor quality of the images (in the photo) does not allow this to be determined with certainty, but there appear to be signs of a strike in the radar area.
In Kuwait, in addition to damage to some structures at the Ali al Salem base that appear to be connected to SATCOM systems, at least three radomes at Camp Arifjan were destroyed.
At least one strike was also recorded at the Saudi Prince Sultan base, again in an area of the base that appears to be used for satellite communications and where an AN/TPY-2 radar was previously deployed.
The large AN/FPS-132 fixed-face AESA early warning and long-range anti-ballistic radar located at the US base in Al Udeid, Qatar, also appears to have been hit;
However, the satellite images currently circulating on the internet show some inconsistencies that prevent us from confirming this with certainty.
Finally, Iranian sources also indicate damage to another AN/TPY-2 at the Muwaffaq Salti base (Jordan), but there is currently no evidence to support this.
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