Who owns the sky? The power that numbers reveal

America with 7,593 military drones and Iran with 6,800 planes are at the top of the world list from 2022 to 2025; A competition that has gained new dimensions with the recent wars.

Ambassador Arjan-International Group: Military drones have become one of the important components of the world's defense power and arms race; Equipments that are used in combat operations, targeting and support of military forces in addition to reconnaissance and surveillance missions. The statistics related to the years 2022 to 2025 indicate the significant concentration of the supply capacity of this equipment in the two countries of the United States and Iran.

In this time frame, America is in first place with 7,593 aircrafts and Iran is in second place with 6,800 aircrafts. The distance between these two countries and other actors is one of the highlights of this statistic; In such a way that the sum of the figures announced for the United States and Iran constitutes the major part of the total number of registered drones.

After these two countries, Germany has 1000 vehicles and Poland has 690 vehicles. Türkiye with 381 vehicles, Britain with 250 vehicles and Israel with 205 vehicles are also seen in this list. China and the Czech Republic each with 32 aircraft, Belarus with 20 aircraft, Portugal with 7 aircraft, Austria with 5 aircraft, Italy with 3 aircraft and Sweden with 2 aircraft are the other named countries.

These figures provide an image of the distribution of the number of UAVs provided in the period under review; But in order to accurately measure the military power of countries, indicators such as technology, operational range, accuracy, reliability, production capacity, command network, and the ability to deal with defense systems should also be considered.

battlefield; The real test of drone power

The importance of drones in the 12-day war of Khordad 1404 and Ramadan war, which started on March 9, 1404, was in the spotlight more than before. Iran's drone and missile attacks on military and strategic targets of the Zionist regime and US-related targets in the region revealed new dimensions of the role of these equipments in security equations.

In the 12-day war, Iran's attacks made Israel's air defense systems face the challenge of intercepting successive waves of projectiles. In the Ramadan war, the spread of attacks on US-related targets and sensitive infrastructure in the Persian Gulf region increased concerns about the security of military bases, critical facilities, and strategic routes. These developments show that drones, especially when deployed alongside missiles and other operational tools, can increase the cost of defending and protecting sensitive targets.

For Iran, the development of UAV capability is part of the military response capacity against competitors who have air superiority and extensive weapons capabilities. On the other hand, the United States and its allies need to strengthen interception systems, protect bases, and increase defense readiness to deal with drone attacks. For this reason, the effectiveness of drones is not only limited to their number, but also depends on the way of use, operational coordination and the ability to pass through defense layers.

In total, the statistics of the provision of military drones in the years 2022 to 2025 show the prominent position of the United States and Iran in this field. The experience of recent wars has also highlighted the importance of this equipment in changing military calculations and increasing pressure on defense systems; However, the final evaluation of the combat power of countries requires the examination of a set of technical and operational indicators.

The experience of the Ramadan war has put a fundamental question in front of the studies of military power, and that is, does the superiority in conventional military power necessarily mean the ability to impose a stable and durable war and subdue the will of the opponent?

The death sentence of Alisina Mostafavi, the accused in the case of armed shootings in Kerman, was executed after the verdict was approved by the Supreme Court. According to the Judiciary Media Center, this person had started shooting in several parts of Kerman, during which a number of citizens, including a young girl, were injured.

Esmail Baqaei, the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran, emphasized the necessity of ensuring the security of the Persian Gulf by the countries of the region, and said that the recent developments have provided an opportunity for a realistic dialogue about the future of the region's security.