Exclusive: US used cyber weapons to disrupt Iranian air defenses during 2025 strikes

The report describes previously unreported U.S. Cyber Command operations that digitally disrupted Iranian air defense systems during Operation Midnight Hammer and applied layered non-kinetic effects in Venezuela to support conventional missions, highlighting tactics like targeting upstream network “aim points” to enable rapid strikes while offering few technical specifics and emphasizing the growing integration of cyber capabilities into joint warfare.