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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 source20 ft 0 in (6.1 m)[source]
Ababil-2 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Composite Engineering BQM-167 Skeeter | HESA Ababil |
|---|---|---|
| Crew | None[source] | none[source] |
| Type | Unmanned target drone[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[source] | Iran[source] |
| Manufacturer | Composite Engineering Inc. Kratos Defense & Security Solutions |
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]
1 × 1x MicroTurbo Tri 60-5 + turbojet thrust
Single source1 × 1x MicroTurbo Tri 60-5 + turbojet , 990 lbf (4.4 kN) thrust[source]
AGL min. /
Single sourcemin. 9 G turns; recovered by a parachute recovery system either from land or water
Single sourceMSL
Single source50,000 ft (15,000 m) MSL 50 ft AGL min. / 8 m min. 9 G turns; recovered by a parachute recovery system either from land or water[source]
Ababil-2 · or higher
Single source3,000 m (9,800 ft) or higher[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] |
| Status | In service[source] | In service[source] |
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| Primary user | United States Air Force[source] | Iran Iraq Sudan Syria (Historical)[source] |
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| Number built | 37[source] | Unknown (Hundreds)[source] |
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| Developed into | Kratos BQM-177[source] | — |
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| Designer | — | Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company[source] |
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| Manufactured | — | 1980s–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | disputed[source] |
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| First flight | — | 1986[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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