GIDS Shahpar vs HESA Ababil: Specs Compared

GIDS Shahpar — licensed reference photograph

ADrones & UAVs

GIDS Shahpar

Reconnaissance

Credit

Hezmok Media · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

HESA Ababil — licensed reference photograph

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

Credit

Frode Bjorshol · CC BY 2.0 · Resized · CC BY 2.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

GIDS ShahparLength

4.2 m

Length source ↗

HESA AbabilAbabil-2 · Length

2.88 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

Measured figures

Head to head

14 of 31 rows sourced on both sides

4.2m

2.88mAbabil-2 · Length

Length

All recorded figures & sources

4.2 m

Length

Single source

4.2 m (13 ft 9 in)^[source]

2.88 m

Ababil-2 · Length

Single source

2.88 m (9 ft 5 in)^[source]

6.6m

3.25mAbabil-2 · Wingspan

Wingspan

All recorded figures & sources

6.6 m

Wingspan

Single source

6.6 m (21 ft 8 in)^[source]

3.25 m

Ababil-2 · Wingspan

Single source

3.25 m (10 ft 8 in)^[source]

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910mmAbabil-2 · Height

Height

All recorded figures & sources

0.91 m

Ababil-2 · Height

Single source

0.91 m (3 ft 0 in)^[source]

480kgGross; Gross weight

83kg

MassScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

480 kg

Gross; Gross weight

Single source

480 kg (1,058 lb)^[source]

30 kg

Empty; Ababil-2 · approx

Single source

83 kg

Maximum take-off; Ababil-2 · Max takeoff weight

Single source

30 kg (66 lb) approx.^[source]

83 kg (183 lb)^[source]

150km/hCruise; Cruise speed

370km/hMaximum; Ababil-2 · in level flight

SpeedScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

150 km/h

Cruise; Cruise speed

Single source

150 km/h (93 mph, 81 kn)^[source]

250–305 km/h

Cruise; Ababil-2 · Cruise speed

Single source

370 km/h

Maximum; Ababil-2 · in level flight

Single source

370 km/h (230 mph, 200 kn) in level flight^[source]

250–305 km/h (155–190 mph, 135–165 kn)^[source]

—

120kmAbabil-2 · Combat range

Combat radius

All recorded figures & sources

120 km

Ababil-2 · Combat range

Single source

120 km (75 mi, 65 nmi)^[source]

—

19kW

Power

All recorded figures & sources

19 kW

Ababil-2 · 1 × WAE-342 twin-cylinder piston engine

Single source

1 × WAE-342 twin-cylinder piston engine, 19 kW (25 hp)^[source]

1 ¼ – 2 hr

Endurance

All recorded figures & sources

7 h

Endurance

Single source

7 hours^[source]

1 ¼ – 2 hr^[source]

5,000m

3,000mAbabil-2 · or higher

Service ceiling

All recorded figures & sources

5,000 m

Service ceiling

Single source

5,000 m (16,000 ft)^[source]

3,000 m

Ababil-2 · or higher

Single source

3,000 m (9,800 ft) or higher^[source]

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1.8m²Ababil-2 · Wing area

Wing area

All recorded figures & sources

1.76 m²

Ababil-2 · Wing area

Single source

1.76 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.

Configuration

Details

GIDS Shahpar and HESA Ababil configuration
Specification	GIDS Shahpar	HESA Ababil
Crew	—	none^[source]
Type	Reconnaissance^[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]
Manufacturer	Global Industrial Defence Solutions^[source]	HESA Isfahan factory Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center (Ababil-3)^[source]
Designer	NESCOM^[source]	Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company^[source]
Status	In service^[source]	In service^[source]
Primary users	Pakistan Air Force Pakistan Army^[source]	—
Number built	50^[source]	Unknown (Hundreds)^[source]
Manufactured	~2012^[source]	1980s–present^[source]
Introduction date	2012^[source]	disputed^[source]
Developed into	Shahpar-2^[source]	—
Capacity	50 kg (110 lb) payload^[source]	40 kg payload^[source]
Country of origin	Pakistan^[source] Pakistan^[source]	—
National origin	—	Iran^[source]
Primary user	—	Iran Iraq Sudan Syria (Historical)^[source]
First flight	—	1986^[source]
Fuel capacity	—	16 liters^[source]
Propellers	—	2-bladed^[source]
Reported operators	—	Reported operator · Iran Reported operator · Iraq

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GIDS Shahpar

HESA Ababil

Crew

—

none^[source]

Type

Reconnaissance^[source]

Manufacturer

Global Industrial Defence Solutions^[source]

HESA Isfahan factory Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center (Ababil-3)^[source]

Designer

NESCOM^[source]

Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company^[source]

Status

In service^[source]

Primary users

Pakistan Air Force Pakistan Army^[source]

—

Number built

50^[source]

Unknown (Hundreds)^[source]

Manufactured

~2012^[source]

1980s–present^[source]

Introduction date

2012^[source]

disputed^[source]

Developed into

Shahpar-2^[source]

—

Capacity

50 kg (110 lb) payload^[source]

40 kg payload^[source]

Country of origin

Pakistan^[source]

—

National origin

—

Iran^[source]

Primary user

—

Iran Iraq Sudan Syria (Historical)^[source]

First flight

—

1986^[source]

Fuel capacity

—

16 liters^[source]

Propellers

—

2-bladed^[source]

Reported operators

—

Reported operator · Iran
Reported operator · Iraq