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Sorry, but these look pretty simple, I don't really get a feeling it is cutting edge and advanced technology. If I would go to my local toy store I would probably be able to buy a more advanced remote control airplane than these cheap looking toys.
 
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Sorry, but these look pretty simple, I don't really get a feeling it is cutting edge and advanced technology. If I would go to my local toy store I would probably be able to buy a more advanced remote control airplane than these cheap looking toys.

The problem is that , You compare the the drones I posted up to now with the latest American- Israeli drones and say these drones are not advanced .
Firstly , these drones are not the latest ones in Iran and most of them have been produced at least 8 years ago .

Secondly , The US started designing drones 30 years sooner than Iran .

Thirdly , If you can buy them in a store , buy them for Turkey army cos as long as I know , They buy and rent UAVs from Israel .
 
Shahin UAV :

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Shahin

shahin is a new Iranian UAV has been developed for training missions . Shahin project's UAVs clearly show the development in designing this type of training planes .

Sahand UAV :

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Sahand

Sahand UAV has been shown in several military parades but there is no specific information about Sahand and several other Iranian UAVs like Qaem , Khatam , Sayyad , Mersad and Sepehr .

Apparently Sahand is similar to Mohajer Family and American RQ-7 drone ( Shadow ) .
 
Ababil UAV :


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Ababil

Manufacturer : Islamic Republic of Iran

Weight : 83 kg

Length : 2.90 m

Operational range : 150 - 240 km

Flight altitude : 14000 feet ( 4200 m )

Speed : 300 km/h


The Ababil (Persian: ابابیل‎, "swallow") is an Iranian-made UAV. Iran has developed a number of variants, including the tactical Ababil-5 for medium range reconnaissance and surveillance, the Ababil-T for short/medium-range attack, and also the Ababil-B and -S .

Performance :


Ababil is a reconnaissance UAV, though it has ability to function as an improvised cruise missile. It has its origins in the need to monitor the Afghan civil war, as well as US fleets in the Persian Gulf during the 90’s. The UAV has a forward-canard configuration which reduces the speed possible before a stall by 30%. More then a hundred Ababils have already been delivered to the armed forces.


The UAV is launched via a pneumatic air launcher mounted on pickups or a special truck integrated with the control system, by far the most common system, or by RATO (rocket assisted take-off). Recovery can either be conventional on a runway using skids, or using a parachute where geography prevents a skid-landing .

All models of the Ababil come available with an automatic guidance system and autopilot . The autopilot is capable of launching the UAV, piloting it to the target zone using INS and GPS and performing the mission parameters, whether it be recon or attack and returning for recovery. Its range for earlier models is 60 km, while the later models that utilizes GPS technology is around 120 km. Movement is not as advanced as it would be with a human operator, with the autopilot only using basic guidance with roll and altitude adjustments, couples with a gyroscope for auto-stabilization. Ground operators are able to override and change the parameters at any time.

It has a maximum operational radius of 150 km and a maximum ceiling of 14000 ft ( 4200 m ). It has the ability to travel at a maximum speed of 300 km/h and is capable of carrying a 45 kg payload . It has a surveillance configuration , carrying a camera and digital communications equipment , but also an attack configuration , carrying a high explosive warhead that would be delivered by the UAV crashing onto a target .


Service :

Israel has said that Hezbollah received at least 12 Ababils before the 2006 Lebanon War, and launched three into Israel during the conflict, though all three were shot down by Israeli jets before inflicting damage.

On March 16, 2009 it was reported that an American F-16 operating in Iraq shot down an Iranian Ababil 3 drone on February 25, 2009 that had been flying through Iraqi airspace for "almost an hour and 10 minutes." The drone crashed about 60 miles northeast of Baghdad, 12 miles inside Iraqi territory near the town of Balad Ruz in Diyala province. Officials at Iraq's Defense and Interior ministries suggested that the drone might have been scouting for routes to smuggle Iranian weapons into the country. The New York Times, however, speculated that the drone was monitoring Iranian dissidents in Iraq, such as those at Camp Ashraf, which is located near where the drone crashed. However, Maj. Gen Abdul Aziz Mohammed Jassim, head of military operations at the Iraqi defense ministry stated the drone, "crossed 10km into Iraq, It's most likely that its entrance was a mistake."

The Ababil has also been reported to be in service in Sudan. On March 18, 2012 Sudanese rebels claimed to have downed a government operated Ababil using ground fire. The Sudanese government admitted that a UAV had been lost, though it claimed the crash was due to mechanical failure and not ground fire .
 
Ababil 3 :

The initial model developed basic surveillance only with daylight still or video camera . May or may not have real time imagery. Earliest models were constructed of aluminium . In addition to the CCD TV camera , a miss-distance-indicator (MDI) is also carried which , using acoustics , determines the accuracy of projectiles such as bullets or missiles , allowing for accuracy corrections .

Ababil 5/S :


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Advanced Intelligence, surveillance, recon (ISR) model, available with Real time imagery up/downlink Unlike earlier models it is manufactured with lightweight composites. Like the Ababil-3 it is also fitted with a video and still camera as well as a MDI.

Ababil T / R :

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Attack model, fitted with a 40 kg warhead . Dual tales distinguish the Ababil-T from the Ababil-R, however it should be noted that most analysts use the term “Ababil-T” to refer to any version of the attack version. It was this version that Hezbollah used to spy on Israel during the 2006 war, and was subsequently shot down by an IAF F-16 with a Python 5 missile.

Ababil B :

Target drone, outfitted with radar augmentation . Presumably otherwise identical to the 3 or 5/S versions, though without the surveillance package.
 
Seriously, most are just a rocket with two wings, is there a reason for this? There is not even a adjustable camera position or anything else special.

And is there any footage of these flying longer than 2 minutes?
 
Shahed 123 :

Shahed is the first generation of Iranian jet UAVs that has been developed by HESA , and in next step by introducing Karrar UAV , Iran showed it's strong determination to achieve this type of aircraft .

No specific information about Shahed 123 has been released yet but according to the Interviews , Shahed 123 has following specifications :

Speed : 700 km/h

Flight altitude : 25000 feet ( 7500 m )

Range : 700 km


Reconnaissance and Combat operations are other features of Shahed UAVs . They also have Very low radar cross section .

30 number of Shahed 1 has been produced but there is no exact number of the newer and more advanced version of Shahed UAVs ( Shahed 123 ) .

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Shahed 129 :

Shahed 129 (Persian: شاهد ١٢٩, meaning "witness") is an Iranian aerial vehicle (UAV) first publicly unveiled in September 2012. The aircraft is claimed to be capable of carrying out combat and reconnaissance missions with an endurance of 24 hours. However the aircraft cannot be called a MALE UAV because it does not fly at altitudes of above 30,000 ft. MALE, as per standard international terminology for the UAV sector, is a classification which expresses not only endurance but also the predominant altitude of flight .


Development :


Shahed 129 seems similar in appearance to Israeli Hermes 450 UAV. The overall configuration is similar however some sources suggest there are closer parallels to the British Watchkeeper WK450 Work on the project has been underway in 2007 as this was the time when Iran announced the production of cloned Wankel engines for UAV. Production of different parts of the UAV was assigned to different subsidiaries of IRGC like Malek Ashtar University and Shahed Research Center. The final assembly is done in HESA. In July 2012, Shahed 129 was first seen in Great Prophet 7 war games along with some other new UAV. But it was September 2012 that Iran officially unveiled the UAV. Shahed 129 having an endurance of 24 hours and a range of 1700–2000 km. As land based communications limit the range that the aircraft can go without losing the link to the control station, Shahed 129 uses an autopilot system similar to Karrar to follow some predefined way-points and conduct its mission, beyond control station's communication range. Iranian military officials have said that Shahed 129 UAV can increase Iran's surveillance capabilities in border areas, the Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman.

Shahed 129 is said to be able to carry Sadid-1 missiles, making it Iran's second weapons capable UAV after Karrar. This suggests that Sadid-1 is not solely a light anti-ship missile but supports more general purpose air to surface strike roles .

Manufacturer : Islamic Republic of Iran

Role : Reconnaissance / Attack

Operational range : 1700 - 2000 km

First flight : 2012



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