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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 | Kratos XQ-58 Valkyrie |
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| Crew | none[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] | Experimental unmanned combat aerial vehicle Loyal wingman drone[source] |
| National origin | Iran[source] | United States[source] |
| Manufacturer | HESA Isfahan factory Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center (Ababil-3)[source] | Kratos Defense & Security Solutions |
30 ft (9.1 m)[source]
Ababil-2 · Height
Single source0.91 m (3 ft 0 in)[source]
approximate
Single source3,000 nmi (3,500 mi, 5,600 km) approximate[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 × Williams FJ33 turbofan thrust
Single source1 × Williams FJ33 turbofan, 2,000 lbf (8.9 kN) thrust[source]
Ababil-2 · Wing area
Single source1.76 m 2 (18.9 sq ft)[source]
Up to in internal weapons bay
Single sourceUp to 600 lb (270 kg) in internal weapons bay[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company[source] | — |
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| Status | In service[source] | In development (to jointly developed by Kratos and Northrop Grumman into a loyal wingman aircraft for the United States Marine Corps )[source] |
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| Primary user | Iran Iraq Sudan Syria (Historical)[source] | United States Marine Corps (future version)[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] | — |
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| First flight | 1986[source] | 5 March 2019[source] |
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| Capacity | 40 kg payload[source] | 600 lb (272 kg) internal, 600 lb (272 kg) external[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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