Media: Around 12 aircraft destroyed at Iran’s Khatami Air Base

Satellite imagery has confirmed the “mass destruction” of aircraft at Khatami Air Base located near Isfahan in Iran, according to a report by Defense Arab.

• صور أقمار صناعية تؤكد ما وُصف بـ مجزرة الطائرات في قاعدة خاتمي الجوية قرب أصفهان 🇮🇷 بعد ضربات جوية خلال الأيام الماضية
• تدمير نحو 12 طائرة من بينها مقاتلات F-14 Tomcat
• استخدام قنابل خارقة للتحصينات لاختراق الملاجئ وتدمير الطائرات بداخلها pic.twitter.com/TjdzG22MdJ

— الدفاع العربي Defense Arab (@defensearab) March 11, 2026

The images indicate that approximately 12 aircraft were destroyed during recent airstrikes on the facility. Among the aircraft reportedly lost were Grumman F-14 Tomcat fighter jets.

According to the report, bunker-busting bombs were used in the attack to penetrate fortified shelters at the airbase and destroy the aircraft stored inside them.

The satellite data cited in the report suggests that the strikes targeted hardened aircraft shelters in order to ensure the destruction of the planes protected within the structures.

By Tamilla Hasanova