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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
Bayraktar TB3 · Length
Single source8.35 m (27.4 ft)[source]
Ababil-2 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Baykar Bayraktar TB3 | HESA Ababil |
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| Crew | 0 onboard[source] | none[source] |
| Type | Carrier-based unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV)[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 | Turkey[source] | Iran[source] |
| Manufacturer | Baykar LBA Systems (joint Baykar and Leonardo partnership)[source] |
2.88 m (9 ft 5 in)[source]
Operational; Bayraktar TB3 · Operational range
Single source1,100 nautical miles (2,000 km)[source]
Ababil-2 · Combat range
Single source120 km (75 mi, 65 nmi)[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]
Ababil-2 · or higher
Single source3,000 m (9,800 ft) or higher[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] |
| Designer | Baykar[source] | Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company[source] |
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| Status | In service[source] | In service[source] |
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| Primary user | Turkish Armed Forces[source] | Iran Iraq Sudan Syria (Historical)[source] |
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| Number built | Unknown number of serial production + 4 prototypes[source] | Unknown (Hundreds)[source] |
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| Introduction date | September 2025[source] | disputed[source] |
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| First flight | 27 October 2023[source] | 1986[source] |
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| Developed from | Baykar Bayraktar TB2[source] | — |
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| Powerplant | 1 × TEI-PD170 or 1 × TEI-PD200[source] | — |
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| Payload capacity | 280 kg (620 lb)[source] | — |
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| Communication range | line-of-sight propagation[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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| Endurance | — | 1 ¼ – 2 hr[source] |
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| Propellers | — | 2-bladed[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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