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The HESA Ababil (Persian: ابابیل) is an Iranian family of single-engine multirole tactical unmanned aerial vehicles manufactured by Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company (HESA). The Ababil comes in four main lines, the Ababil-2 ,3, 4 and 5, of which the Ababil-2 has a number of variants. It is considered a long-range, low ...
The cost–benefit analysis of these drones compared to defending surface-to-air missile systems is in favor of the Shahed drones. [5] Loitering munitions downed after they have reached cities can lead to large-scale collateral damage from falling wreckage. Initially, the price of a Shahed-136 drone was estimated at between $20,000 and $50,000. [5]
43 Romania. 44 Russia. 45 Saudi Arabia. 46 Serbia. 47 Singapore. ... List of Iranian drone bases. Shahed 171 Mohajer-6. HESA Ababil; Hemaseh [citation needed] IAIO ...
HESA has been subject to American sanctions since 2008. [6] The Council of the European Union sanctioned it on 26 July 2010, [7] and HM Treasury on 27 July 2010. [8] On 30 January 2023, the European Union imposed additional sanctions on HESA for providing Russia with UAVs used in the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [9] [10]
The HESA Karrar (Persian: کرار) is an Iranian jet-powered target drone manufactured by Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company (HESA) since 2010. The Karrar is a derivative of the American 1970s-era Beechcraft MQM-107 Streaker target drone, probably incorporating elements from the South African Skua , with hardpoints added for munitions.
Homa, Chamrosh, Jubin, Ababil-4 and Bavar-5 - naval drones [70] Safir - training drone; Shahab - training and reconnaissance drone [71] Shahed 131 – A suicide drone (kamikaze) [72] Meraj-521 - suicide drone similar to the US Switchblade kamikaze drone [73] Meraj-532 - suicide drone with a range of 450 km and a warhead of 50 kg [74]
The HESA Shahed 136, or simply Shahed 136, [29] known also as the Geran-2 (Russian: Герань-2) in Russian service, is a loitering munition in the form of an autonomous pusher-prop UCAV. [30] It is designed and manufactured by Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company, or HESA, in association with Shahed Aviation Industries. [31]
On 20 October 2022, the European Union imposed sanctions against Shahed Aviation Industries, claiming the company is supplying drones to Russia to support its invasion of Ukraine. [1] Russia released no statement about whether or not they were using them. [7] In November 2022, Shahed Aviation was also sanctioned by the United States [8] and ...