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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, cost ...
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.
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]
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]
Mirsad-1 on display. The Mirsad-1 (Arabic: مرصاد, English: "Observation post"), known in Iran as the Ababil-T, [1] is a designation for a small unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) used for reconnaissance purposes by the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah in the 2000s, where it entered Israel on two occasions, in 2004 and 2005.
After the 34-day Israel-Hezbollah war in 2006, Lakkis, the Hezbollah drone mastermind, took charge of the drone program. Hezbollah increased its use of drones in reconnaissance and attacks during its involvement in Syria’s conflict. In 2022, as Lebanon engaged in indirect negotiations to demarcate its maritime border with Israel, the group ...
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]
SATUMA HST-Parwaz — (Half Scale Trainer Drone) [168] SATUMA Jasoos I & Jasoos II Bravo+ — (Reconnaissance Drone), Pakistan Air Force has inducted. [169] SATUMA Mukhbar — (Short Range Reconnaissance Drone) [170] SATUMA Thunder SR and LR — (High Speed Target Drone) [171] [172] Sysverve Aerospace SAAD-1M Target Drone