Mike Casey
The initial 48 hours of Operation Rising Lion have provided a compelling look at how a modern military can neutralize a nation’s air defenses. While I don’t claim expertise in Iranian or Israeli military capabilities specifically, my background in C4ISR analysis offers a unique lens for understanding these operations. Rather than cataloging the 100+ reported targets, a C4ISR-focused approach examines the critical nodes whose destruction created cascading, system-wide effects across Iran’s air defense network.
From this architectural perspective, let’s examine Israel’s Suppression of Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD) campaign—specifically identifying which command, control, communications, and sensor nodes were targeted to achieve disproportionate operational impact (acknowledging that information remains preliminary as events continue to unfold, so bear with me. Kudos to The Institute for the Study of War and The War Zone for their great up-to-date coverage of the conflict).
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Phase 1: Intelligence & Preparation
The kinetic assault was enabled by sophisticated intelligence groundwork, likely performed with both national and international support. While the U.S. has denied direct military involvement, Secretary of State Marco Rubio confirmed that Washington provided “exquisite” intelligence to Israel. This likely included data from a constellation of U.S. and NATO ISR assets that persistently monitor the region. Signals intelligence gathered by platforms like the RC-135 Rivet Joint, which were patrolling the periphery of Iranian airspace, would have provided a baseline Electronic Order of Battle (EOB), mapping the locations and frequencies of Iranian radars long before the operation began.
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