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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
R4E SkyEye · Length
Single source13 ft 5 in (4.10 m)[source]
Ababil-2 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BAE Systems SkyEye | HESA Ababil |
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| Crew | None[source] | none[source] |
| Type | 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] |
| National origin | United States, United Kingdom[source] | Iran[source] |
| Manufacturer | Developmental Sciences Inc , BAE Systems , McDonnell Douglas[source] |
2.88 m (9 ft 5 in)[source]
Ababil-2 · Height
Single source0.91 m (3 ft 0 in)[source]
Ababil-2 · Combat range
Single source120 km (75 mi, 65 nmi)[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.
HESA Isfahan factory Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center (Ababil-3)[source] |
| First flight | 1973[source] | 1986[source] |
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| Capacity | 180 lb (82 kg) payload[source] | 40 kg payload[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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| Number built | — | Unknown (Hundreds)[source] |
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| Manufactured | — | 1980s–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | disputed[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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