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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
FlyCart 30 · folded
Single sourceFlyCart 30 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | DJI FlyCart | HESA Ababil |
|---|---|---|
| Crew | — | none[source] |
| Type | Delivery 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 | China[source] | Iran[source] |
| Manufacturer | DJI[source] | HESA Isfahan factory Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center (Ababil-3)[source] |
1.590 m (5 ft 3 in) (1.115 m (3 ft 7.9 in) folded)[source]
Ababil-2 · Length
Single source2.88 m (9 ft 5 in)[source]
FlyCart 30 · folded
Single sourceFlyCart 30 · Width
Single source1.900 m (6 ft 3 in) (0.760 m (2 ft 5.9 in) folded)[source]
Ababil-2 · Wingspan
Single source3.25 m (10 ft 8 in)[source]
Empty; FlyCart 30 · without batteries
Single sourceGross; FlyCart 30 · with two DB2000 batteries
Single sourceMaximum take-off; FlyCart 30 · Max takeoff weight
Single source42.5 kg (94 lb) without batteries[source]
65 kg (143 lb) with two DB2000 batteries[source]
95 kg (209 lb)[source]
Empty; Ababil-2 · approx
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Ababil-2 · Max takeoff weight
Single sourceAbabil-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]
FlyCart 30 · 980 ft/min
Single source5 m/s (980 ft/min)[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.
| Status | In production[source] | In service[source] |
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| Manufactured | 2023–present[source] | 1980s–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | August 2023[source] | disputed[source] |
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| Developed from | DJI Agras[source] | — |
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| Capacity | 30 kg (66 lb) with two batteries or 40 kg (88 lb) with one battery[source] | 40 kg payload[source] |
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| Battery | 2× 38000 mAH 52.22 V (1984.4 Wh) 14S1P DB2000 Intelligent Battery[source] | — |
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| Powerplant | 8 × 4000 W electric motors[source] | — |
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| Propellers | 2-bladed carbon fiber composite propellers, 1.375 m (4 ft 6 in) diameter[source] | 2-bladed[source] |
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| Camera | 1920×1440 FPV camera[source] | — |
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| GNSS compatibility | GPS , BeiDou , Galileo , QZSS[source] | — |
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| Transmission system | O3 (Pigeon (with DDR)-2T4R)[source] | — |
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| Radar | RD241608RF phased array forward-looking radar RD241608RB phased array backward-looking radar[source] | — |
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| Designer | — | Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company[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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| First flight | — | 1986[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 16 liters[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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