“Iran has surprised or shocked the world by the display of missile and drone power against the US and Israel when the latter thought that their airpower would crush Iran, which has no air force worth the name.”

“Iran had been preparing for missile and drone warfare for decades with innovative procurement, manufacturing and locational techniques that conventional militaries did not think about and plan for.”

“Iran has built an arsenal of ballistic missiles categorised as 'close-range' that can hit targets from about 30 to 190 miles away, 'short-range' weapons that fly 190 to 620 miles, and 'medium-range' missiles that have a maximum range of about 1,240 miles.”

“Iran’s missiles production is maintained through a combination of domestic self-sufficiency, underground location and global procurement networks.”

“Iran produces roughly 90% of its own weapons.”

“Iran uses 'corporate espionage and intellectual theft' to create local copies of Western and Soviet equipment.”

“Iran sources off-the-shelf commercial components that are difficult to track or sanction for its Shahed drones.”