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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 source16 m (52 ft 6 in)[source]
Ababil-2 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Eurodrone | HESA Ababil |
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| Crew | — | none[source] |
| Type | Unmanned combat 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] |
| National origin | Multinational[source] | Iran[source] |
| Manufacturer | Airbus , Dassault Aviation , Leonardo S.p.A.[source] | HESA Isfahan factory Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center (Ababil-3) |
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.
| Primary users | German Air Force Italian Air Force French Air and Space Force Spanish Air Force[source] | — |
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| Introduction date | expected 2028[source] | disputed[source] |
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| First flight | expected mid-2027[source] | 1986[source] |
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| Capacity | 2,300 kg (5,070 lb) payload[source] | 40 kg payload[source] |
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| Powerplant | 2 × General Electric Catalyst turboprop[source] | — |
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| Hardpoints | 5 with a capacity of up to 650 kg (IB) and 375 kg (OB/centre)[source] | — |
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| Propellers | MT-Propeller[source] | 2-bladed[source] |
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| Missiles | Akeron LP , Brimstone[source] | — |
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| Bombs | GBU-49 Enhanced Paveway II[source] | — |
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| Radar | Leonardo Gabbiano AESA[source] | — |
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| FLIR | Safran Euroflir 610 electro-optical and infrared sensor[source] | — |
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| Data link | wide band LoS Ku data link (Hensoldt and Sener)[source] | — |
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| Designer | — | Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company[source] |
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| Status | — | In service[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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| Manufactured | — | 1980s–present[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | — | 16 liters[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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