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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
Measured figures
Ababil-2 · Length
Single source2.88 m (9 ft 5 in)[source]
Configuration
| Specification | Dzyne ULTRA | HESA Ababil |
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| Crew | — | none[source] |
| Type | Surveillance unmanned aerial vehicle[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] |
| Status | In limited service[source] | In service[source] |
| Primary user | United States Air Force[source] | Iran Iraq Sudan Syria (Historical)[source] |
Ababil-2 · Wingspan
Single source3.25 m (10 ft 8 in)[source]
Ababil-2 · Height
Single source0.91 m (3 ft 0 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]
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.
| Number built | 4; another 4 ordered in 2025[source] | Unknown (Hundreds)[source] |
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| Introduction date | 2024[source] | disputed[source] |
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| Developed from | Stemme S12[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Air Force Research Laboratory[source] | HESA Isfahan factory Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center (Ababil-3)[source] |
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| National origin | — | Iran[source] |
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| Designer | — | Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company[source] |
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| Manufactured | — | 1980s–present[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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