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ADrones & 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
Ababil-2 · Length
Single source2.88 m (9 ft 5 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | HESA Ababil | IAI Heron |
|---|---|---|
| Crew | none[source] | — |
| Range | — | 350 ק"מ (בתקשורת בקו ראייה; גדול יותר עם ממסר)[source] |
| Type | 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] | Unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle[source] |
| National origin | Iran[source] | Israel[source] |
| Manufacturer | HESA Isfahan factory Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center (Ababil-3) |
8.5 m (27 ft 11 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]
1 × Rotax 916 4-cylinder air and water cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine
Single source1 × Rotax 916 4-cylinder air and water cooled horizontally-opposed piston engine, 160 kW (210 hp)[source]
Ababil-2 · Wing area
Single source1.76 m 2 (18.9 sq ft)[source]
490 ft/min
Single source2.5 m/s (490 ft/min)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Israel Aerospace Industries[source] |
| Designer | Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company[source] | — |
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| Status | In service[source] | Active, in production[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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| Introduction date | disputed[source] | 2005[source] |
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| First flight | 1986[source] | 1994[source] |
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| Capacity | 40 kg payload[source] | 250 kg (551 lb)[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 16 liters[source] | — |
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| Propellers | 2-bladed[source] | 3-bladed pusher propeller[source] |
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| Primary users | — | Israeli Defence Force Indian Air Force Azerbaijan Air Force Brazilian Federal Police Turkish Air Force[source] |
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| Variants | — | EADS Harfang IAI Eitan Avionics Services Caçador[source] |
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| Airfoil | — | IAI SA-21[source] |
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| Wing loading | — | 89 kg/m 2 (18 lb/sq ft)[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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