Aevex Phoenix Ghost vs Arash (drone): Specs Compared

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ALoitering munitions

Arash (drone)

One-way attack drone

First system

Second system

Measured figures

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4.5m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

4.5 m

Length

Single source

4.5 metres (15 ft)^[source]

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Configuration

Details

Aevex Phoenix Ghost and Arash (drone) configuration
Specification	Aevex Phoenix Ghost	Arash (drone)
Range	6+ hour flight duration^[source]	—
Type	Loitering munition^[source]	One-way attack drone^[source]
Place of origin	United States^[source]	Iran^[source]
Wars	Russian invasion of Ukraine^[source]	—
Manufacturer	Aevex Aerospace

Guidance system	Autonomous; manual^[source]	—

Role	family of aerial loitering munitions (explosive drones)^[source]	Iranian long-range one-way attack drone in Islamic Republic of Iran military service^[source]

Source measurement	The Phoenix Ghost's primary purpose is to deliver an explosive munition to a human-selected target. The drone can loiter over an area for up to six hours, and can conduct surveillance. It is effective against medium-armored ground targets. It has infrared sensors for night operations .^[source]Aevex Phoenix Ghost · Capabilities; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Atlas, a Group 2 drone weighing 20.9 lb (9.5 kg) including an 8.1 lb (3.7 kg) payload with endurance of 1-2 hours and range of 74 mi (120 km).^[source]Aevex Phoenix Ghost · Capabilities; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Disruptor, a Group 3 drone with a v-tail 10.1 ft (3.1 m) in length weighing 185 lb (84 kg) or more with a 50 lb (23 kg) payload, endurance of 4.5 hours and range of 372 mi (598 km), launched pneumatically or through RATO . Closely resembles Iranian Shahed 101 .^[source]Aevex Phoenix Ghost · Capabilities; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Dominator, a Group 3 drone similar in size and launching method to Disruptor but in a twin-boom configuration, weighing 205 lb (93 kg) or more and having endurance of 4.6 hours and range of 293 mi (492 km).^[source]Aevex Phoenix Ghost · Capabilities; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage After initially sending 120 in April, it was announced in July 2022 that another 580 Phoenix Ghosts would be delivered beginning the next month as part of the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI). The Phoenix Ghost weapons were provided via a procurement, unlike the other weapons the US provided to Ukraine in the early months following the invasion. A U.S. aid package announced in November 2022 included more than 1,100 Phoenix Ghosts.^[source]Aevex Phoenix Ghost · History; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage	It has a 2,000 km strike range and carries a 150 kg warhead.^[source]Arash (drone) · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Source measurement

The Phoenix Ghost's primary purpose is to deliver an explosive munition to a human-selected target. The drone can loiter over an area for up to six hours, and can conduct surveillance. It is effective against medium-armored ground targets. It has infrared sensors for night operations .^[source]Aevex Phoenix Ghost · Capabilities; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Atlas, a Group 2 drone weighing 20.9 lb (9.5 kg) including an 8.1 lb (3.7 kg) payload with endurance of 1-2 hours and range of 74 mi (120 km).^[source]Aevex Phoenix Ghost · Capabilities; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Disruptor, a Group 3 drone with a v-tail 10.1 ft (3.1 m) in length weighing 185 lb (84 kg) or more with a 50 lb (23 kg) payload, endurance of 4.5 hours and range of 372 mi (598 km), launched pneumatically or through RATO . Closely resembles Iranian Shahed 101 .^[source]Aevex Phoenix Ghost · Capabilities; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

Dominator, a Group 3 drone similar in size and launching method to Disruptor but in a twin-boom configuration, weighing 205 lb (93 kg) or more and having endurance of 4.6 hours and range of 293 mi (492 km).^[source]Aevex Phoenix Ghost · Capabilities; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

After initially sending 120 in April, it was announced in July 2022 that another 580 Phoenix Ghosts would be delivered beginning the next month as part of the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative (USAI). The Phoenix Ghost weapons were provided via a procurement, unlike the other weapons the US provided to Ukraine in the early months following the invasion. A U.S. aid package announced in November 2022 included more than 1,100 Phoenix Ghosts.^[source]Aevex Phoenix Ghost · History; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage

It has a 2,000 km strike range and carries a 150 kg warhead.^[source]Arash (drone) · Lead; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage