ADrones & UAVs
AAI RQ-7 Shadow
Tactical reconnaissance UAS for ground maneuver forces Unmanned combat aerial vehicle (optionally)
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ADrones & UAVs
Tactical reconnaissance UAS for ground maneuver forces Unmanned combat aerial vehicle (optionally)
BDrones & UAVs
Ababil-1 : Loitering munition Ababil-2 Ababil-B : Target drone Ababil-S : Surveillance and reconnaissance Qasef-1 : Loitering munition Ababil-3 , Ababil-4 and Ababil-5 : Surveillance and reconnaissanc
At a glance
Measured figures
200 Family · Length
Single source11 ft 2 in (3.41 m)[source]
Ababil-2 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | AAI RQ-7 Shadow | HESA Ababil |
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| Crew | — | none[source] |
| Type | Tactical reconnaissance UAS for ground maneuver forces Unmanned combat aerial vehicle (optionally)[source] | Ababil-1 : Loitering munition Ababil-2 Ababil-B : Target drone Ababil-S : Surveillance and reconnaissance Qasef-1 : Loitering munition Ababil-3 , Ababil-4 and Ababil-5 : Surveillance and reconnaissance Armed variant: Combat drone[source] |
| Manufacturer | AAI Corporation[source] | HESA Isfahan factory Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center (Ababil-3)[source] |
| Status | Active, in production[source] | In service |
2.88 m (9 ft 5 in)[source]
Empty; 200 Family · Empty weight
Single sourceGross; 200 Family · Gross weight
Single source186 lb (77 kg)[source]
375 lb (170 kg)[source]
more than 380 pounds[source]RQ-7B Shadow · 2007 configuration
Empty; Ababil-2 · approx
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Ababil-2 · Max takeoff weight
Single source200 Family · Range
Single source68 mi (109.5 km, 59 nmi)[source]
Ababil-2 · Combat range
Single source120 km (75 mi, 65 nmi)[source]
200 Family · 1 × Wankel UAV Engine 741 used only with Silkolene Synthetic Oil
Single source1 × Wankel UAV Engine 741 used only with Silkolene Synthetic Oil , 38 hp (28.5 kW)[source]
Ababil-2 · 1 × WAE-342 twin-cylinder piston engine
Single source1 × WAE-342 twin-cylinder piston engine, 19 kW (25 hp)[source]
200 Family · /
Single source200 Family · at a range out to 50 km from the launch and recovery site
Single source200 Family · Increased Endurance (up to
Single source6 h/ 9 h Increased Endurance (up to 4 hours at a range out to 50 km from the launch and recovery site)[source]
more than six hours on-station at a distance of 50 kilometers[source]RQ-7B Shadow · 2007 configuration
1 ¼ – 2 hr[source]
Ababil-2 · Wing area
Single source1.76 m 2 (18.9 sq ft)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Primary users | United States Army 9 other users[source] | — |
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| Number built | 500+[source] | Unknown (Hundreds)[source] |
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| Introduction date | 2002[source] | disputed[source] |
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| First flight | 1991[source] | 1986[source] |
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| Developed from | AAI RQ-2 Pioneer[source] | — |
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| Capacity | 45 kg (99 pounds) (RQ-7B)[source] | 40 kg payload[source] |
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| Airfoil | NACA 4415[source] | — |
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| National origin | United States[source] | Iran[source] |
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| Alternative designation | RQ-7 Shadow[source] | — |
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| Payload | approximately 60 pounds[source]RQ-7B Shadow · 2007 configuration | — |
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| Designer | — | Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company[source] |
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| Primary user | — | Iran Iraq Sudan Syria (Historical)[source] |
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| Manufactured | — | 1980s–present[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 16 liters[source] |
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| Propellers | — | 2-bladed[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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