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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
Configuration
| Specification | AeroVironment T-20 | HESA Ababil |
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| Type | Runway independent tactical reconnaissance UAV[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 | AeroVironment[source] | HESA Isfahan factory Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center (Ababil-3)[source] |
| Primary users | US military Ukraine military Taiwan CGA[source] | — |
| Number built | 200 + Delivered/more Planned[source] | Unknown (Hundreds) |
Ababil-2 · Length
Single source2.88 m (9 ft 5 in)[source]
Empty; Empty weight
Single sourceGross; Gross weight
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Max takeoff weight
Single source110 lb (50 kg)[source]
185 lb (84 kg)[source]
102 kg[source]
102 kg[source]
Empty; Ababil-2 · approx
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Ababil-2 · Max takeoff weight
Single sourceAbabil-2 · Combat range
Single source120 km (75 mi, 65 nmi)[source]
1 × 1 Aviation Gasoline Avgas 110 LL 4 stroke internal combustion, 190cc
Single source1 × 1 Aviation Gasoline Avgas 110 LL 4 stroke internal combustion, 190cc , 10 hp (7.5 kW)[source]
Ababil-2 · 1 × WAE-342 twin-cylinder piston engine
Single source1 × WAE-342 twin-cylinder piston engine, 19 kW (25 hp)[source]
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.
| Introduction date | 2009[source] | disputed[source] |
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| First flight | January 28, 2009, Edwards Air Force Base[source] | 1986[source] |
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| Endurance | 24+ hours[source] 24+ hours[source] 24+ hours[source] | 1 ¼ – 2 hr[source] |
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| Country of origin | United States[source]Country/countries explicitly given in the equipment row Origin column; not the country operating the row. AeroVironment JUMP-20 | — |
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| National origin | — | Iran[source] |
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| Designer | — | Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company[source] |
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| Status | — | In service[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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| Capacity | — | 40 kg payload[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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