无人机与大规模齐射攻击：美国协防以色列的经验启示【FPRI】

Drones and Mass Salvo Attacks:Lessons Learned from the American Defense of IsraelAaron SteinOn a cool night in April 2024,the Iranian military surprised American and coalition war planners.It launched a massive salvo of drones,cruise missiles,and ballistic missiles at Israel,following an Israeli air attack on an Iranian diplomatic facility in Damascus.The Israeli attack in Damascus killed a senior Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps General.The April 13 Iranian attack predated the start of Operation Rising Lion,the 12-day air war Israel launched against the Islamic Republic in June 2025.However,the multinational layered defense of Israel in April is revelatory,both in terms of how the US military and its allies were able to blunt a massed air attack and how that air attack seriously challenges how Western militaries are trained and equipped for combat.The lessons from the night of April 13 have direct relevance for the future of global security,specifically on the NATO-Russian border in the Baltics and Poland,and throughout the Middle East.This chapter is based on a series of interviews the author conducted with US personnel directly involved in combat operations that night.1 The de