1991年1月,以美国为首的多国部队陈兵海湾地区,在伊拉克周边地区部署了大量的先进作战飞机、坦克、火炮等新技术兵器,尤其是令多国部队倚重的作战飞机,更令世人刮目相看。然而,在这出空中打击“上演”之前,伊拉克部署在伊沙边境地区的两个地面对空警戒雷达站,对多国部队的行动构成了致命的威胁。为保证17日凌晨开始的“沙漠风暴”行动的隐蔽性与突然性,美军决定首先摧毁这两个雷达站。 In January 1991, the U.S.-led multinational force Chen Bing Bay deployed more advanced combat aircraft, tanks and artillery and other new-technology weapons in the area around Iraq, especially the combat aircraft that made the multinational force rely heavily on it. However, until this aerial strike was “staged,” two ground-to-air surveillance radar stations deployed by Iraq in the Iranian border area have posed a deadly threat to the operations of the multinational force. To ensure the covertness and suddenness of the Operation Desert Storm that began on the early morning of 17 April, the U.S. military decided to destroy both of these radar stations first.