I am surprised by the use of drones like the Heron and Reaper during the early stages of this conflict. Although we have witnessed several shoot downs, both the US and Israel continue to operate these aircraft over Iran.
I didn’t grasp how degraded Iran’s surface to air network had become. I don’t know if this was largely the result of the earlier 12 day war, or a combination of that war and decades of sanctions, but I honestly expected Iran to have a more formidable anti-air defense capabilities .