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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
Soaring Dragon prototype · Length
Single source14.33 m (47 ft 0 in)[source]
Configuration
| Specification | Guizhou WZ-7 Soaring Dragon | HESA Ababil |
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| Crew | None[source] | none[source] |
| Type | Unmanned maritime surveillance and patrol aircraft[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 | People's Republic of China[source] | Iran[source] |
| Manufacturer | Guizhou Aircraft Industry Corporation[source] |
Ababil-2 · Length
2.88 m (9 ft 5 in)[source]
Cruise; Soaring Dragon prototype · Cruise speed
Single source750 km/h (466 mph, 405 kn)[source]
Soaring Dragon prototype · Range
Single source7,000 km (4,300 mi, 3,800 nmi)[source]
Ababil-2 · 1 × WAE-342 twin-cylinder piston engine
Single source1 × WAE-342 twin-cylinder piston engine, 19 kW (25 hp)[source]
Soaring Dragon prototype · 1 × Guizhou WP-13 turbojet or unknown type of turbofan thrust
Single source1 × Guizhou WP-13 turbojet or unknown type of turbofan, 43.1 kN (9,700 lbf) thrust[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.
HESA Isfahan factory Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center (Ababil-3)[source] |
| Designer | Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group[source] | Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company[source] |
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| Status | In production[source] | In service[source] |
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| Primary users | People's Liberation Army Air Force People's Liberation Army Navy[source] | — |
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| Number built | 20[source] | Unknown (Hundreds)[source] |
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| Manufactured | 2015/2016 - ?[source] | 1980s–present[source] |
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| Introduction date | 2018[source] | disputed[source] |
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| Thrust/weight | 5.8[source] | — |
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| Primary user | — | Iran Iraq Sudan Syria (Historical)[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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| Propellers | — | 2-bladed[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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