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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
Length
Single source11 m (36 ft 1 in)[source]
Ababil-2 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | CAIG Wing Loong II | HESA Ababil |
|---|---|---|
| Crew | None[source] | none[source] |
| Type | MALE 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] |
| Manufacturer | Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group[source] | HESA Isfahan factory Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center (Ababil-3)[source] |
| Designer | Chengdu Aircraft Design Institute[source] |
2.88 m (9 ft 5 in)[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]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company[source] |
| Status | In service[source] | In service[source] |
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| Primary user | People's Liberation Army Air Force Pakistan Air Force[source] | Iran Iraq Sudan Syria (Historical)[source] |
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| Manufactured | 2015-present[source] | 1980s–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 2017[source] | disputed[source] |
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| First flight | February 2017[source] | 1986[source] |
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| Developed from | CAIG Wing Loong[source] | — |
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| Developed into | Chengdu Wing Loong-3[source] | — |
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| Stall speed | 150 km/h (93 mph, 81 kn)[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | China[source]Inventory Origin column; table 3, row 4, cell 2; revision 1375623248; retrieved 2026-09-30 | — |
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| Origin reported by inventory | People's Republic of China[source]Inventory Origin column; table 3, row 27, cell 2; revision 1347318478; retrieved 2026-09-30 | — |
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| National origin | — | Iran[source] |
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| Number built | — | Unknown (Hundreds)[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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