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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
Matrice 300 RTK with standard propellers · folded
Single sourceMatrice 300 RTK with standard propellers · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | DJI Matrice | HESA Ababil |
|---|---|---|
| Crew | — | none[source] |
| Type | Industrial 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] |
0.810 m (2 ft 8 in) (0.430 m (1 ft 4.9 in) folded)[source]
Ababil-2 · Length
Single source2.88 m (9 ft 5 in)[source]
Matrice 300 RTK with standard propellers · folded
Single sourceMatrice 300 RTK with standard propellers · Width
Single source0.670 m (2 ft 2 in) (0.420 m (1 ft 4.5 in) folded)[source]
Ababil-2 · Wingspan
Single source3.25 m (10 ft 8 in)[source]
Empty; Matrice 300 RTK with standard propellers · excluding battery
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Matrice 300 RTK with standard propellers · Max takeoff weight
Single source3.600 kg (8 lb) excluding battery[source]
9.000 kg (20 lb)[source]
Empty; Ababil-2 · approx
Single sourceMaximum take-off; Ababil-2 · Max takeoff weight
Single sourceMaximum; Matrice 300 RTK with standard propellers · Maximum speed
Single source82.8 km/h (51.4 mph, 44.7 kn)[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]
Matrice 300 RTK with standard propellers · 1,200 ft/min
Single source6 m/s (1,200 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 | 2015–present[source] | 1980s–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | June 2015[source] | disputed[source] |
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| Capacity | 2,700 g (6.0 lb) payload[source] | 40 kg payload[source] |
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| Powerplant | 4 × DJI 6009 brushless DC electric motor[source] | — |
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| Battery capacity | 52.8V 5935 mAh (274 Wh)[source] | — |
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| Propellers | 2-bladed DJI 2110, 0.53 m (1 ft 9 in) diameter[source] | 2-bladed[source] |
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| Camera | 960p FPV camera[source] | — |
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| Gimbal compatibility | Zenmuse H20, H20N, H20T, L1, P1, XT S, XT2, Z30[source] | — |
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| GNSS compatibility | GPS , GLONASS , BeiDou , Galileo[source] | — |
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| Transmission system | OcuSync Enterprise[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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