ISRAEL - IRAN WAR The Nziv Report JAN 28, 2026
Israeli assessments: Iran holds around 80,000 operational UAVs
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Recent Israeli intelligence assessments from January 2026 point to a dramatic expansion of Iran’s unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) arsenal, underscoring a major strategic shift in Tehran’s military doctrine.
According to these evaluations, Iran has built a massive, ready-to-use drone force designed to overwhelm adversaries through scale, cost-efficiency, and saturation tactics.
SITUATION ASSESSMENT
Daily production rate:
Israeli estimates reported on January 27, 2026, indicate that Iran is producing approximately 400 Shahed-type UAVs per day, a sharp increase that reflects expanded industrial manufacturing capacity.
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