The IDF Logistics Command said on Thursday that it has provided a staggering number of hundreds of millions of liters of gas to fighter jets to enable the game-changing air war against Iran since February 28.
With over 200 aircraft flying around 2,000 air strike sorties of 2,000-4,000 kilometers round trip, each one close to 10 times, the air force is burning through fuel at an unprecedented rate.
For most of the 2023-2025 Middle East War, the air force needed to fly a couple of hundred kilometers or less to attack Hamas in Gaza or Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Flying to the Islamic Republic is a far different logistical challenge.
Further, in only a few days of the current war, Operation Roaring Lion, the air force had already flown as many sorties and dropped as many bombs as it had during the full 12 days of Operation Rising Lion against Tehran in June 2025.
Additional challenges for the logistics unit
Aerial logistics has been far from the only challenge.
The IDF Logistics Command has also managed hundreds of buses per day to distribute 110,000 reservists on several fronts.
This has been a special challenge in the North, where three divisions, Divisions 91, 210, and 146, have expanded Israel's security zone in southern Lebanon to prevent Hezbollah from even thinking about an invasion.
By Wednesday night, the IDF announced that Division 91 had expanded Israel's security zone in the eastern portion of southern Lebanon, that Division 210 had expanded its presence in the Mount Dov area, and that Division 146 had expanded its presence in the western portion of southern Lebanon.
The IDF added that tanks and engineering vehicles have also accompanied ground forces into these areas.
Regarding the tanks, artillery, and engineering vehicles, the Logistics Command has also been at the forefront.
Finally, the forgotten fronts of Gaza and the West Bank are still being heavily covered by infantry and other platforms.
This has also required serious logistics efforts, even if less in the headlines.