Israel Strikes Isfahan Airbase, Destroys F-14 Tomcats and Hangars, Satellite Images Show

Israeli strikes have struck Iran’s Hatami/Isfahan air base, with satellite imagery showing destroyed aircraft and damaged hangars.

“Satellite imagery from Vantor shows at least two, and more likely three, swing-wing F-14 Tomcat fighters, as well as at least 10 other aircraft destroyed on the ground following strikes on an Iranian airbase in Isfahan”

The War Zone

South Korean reporting citing U.S. private satellite imagery identified F-14 Tomcats among the wreckage and said at least 12 Iranian military aircraft were destroyed and multiple reinforced hangars were heavily damaged or collapsed.

The War Zone

The War Zone places these strikes within a broader, intensified U.S.-Israeli air campaign that has targeted airbases across Iran, including operations beyond Isfahan.

Together the imagery and reporting indicate a significant, concentrated attack on Iranian air infrastructure at Hatami/Isfahan.

The satellite imagery described by the South Korean outlet reports that at least one reinforced aircraft hangar northeast of Isfahan completely collapsed and the roofs of three adjacent hangars are perforated “as if they were hit by a bunker buster.”

Local outlets cited in that report said about a dozen aircraft were destroyed.

매일경제

The War Zone’s reporting provides a continuity of damage, noting earlier confirmed losses of Iranian aircraft in the prior 12 Day War and naming specific airframes lost to strikes, underscoring that the Hatami/Isfahan strike is part of successive, destructive attacks against Iranian aviation assets.

Multiple reports emphasize that some of the wreckage includes F-14 Tomcats.

“Satellite imagery from Vantor shows at least two, and more likely three, swing-wing F-14 Tomcat fighters, as well as at least 10 other aircraft destroyed on the ground following strikes on an Iranian airbase in Isfahan”

The War Zone

The Korean report specifically names F-14s visible in the satellite imagery at Hatami, and The War Zone’s earlier coverage noted that Iranian Tomcats have been hit in recent conflicts and that at least five were struck during last year’s 12 Day War.

Satellite confirmation showed some of those jets had been sitting idle beforehand.

Together these pieces indicate both the symbolic and operational impact of strikes hitting arguably the most famous aircraft in Iran’s inventory.

Analysts cited in The War Zone stress that Iran’s F-14 fleet has long suffered from sustainment challenges: the jets have been kept flying only through cannibalization of other airframes.

Core systems like the AN/AWG-9 radar and legacy missile stocks have uneven serviceability.

매일경제

The War Zone concludes that Iran’s air arm was already dilapidated and that the recent strikes likely further degrade its capabilities.

The Korean report’s imagery of broken Tomcats and destroyed hangars illustrates the operational toll on high-value platforms.

The War Zone places the Hatami/Isfahan strike inside an escalatory campaign labelled by officials as Operation Epic Fury or Operation Roaring Lion.

“Satellite imagery from Vantor shows at least two, and more likely three, swing-wing F-14 Tomcat fighters, as well as at least 10 other aircraft destroyed on the ground following strikes on an Iranian airbase in Isfahan”

The War Zone

It notes an overall increase in intensity compared with last year’s 12 Day War and documents other air engagements in which coalition and Israeli aircraft engaged Iranian assets.

The War Zone

It documents incidents such as Qatari F-15s downing Su-24s and an Israeli F-35I shooting down a Yak-130 during this period.

Taken together with the satellite imagery, these reports portray a campaign that has inflicted repeated and targeted damage on Iran’s aerial capabilities.