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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
BDrones & UAVs
Unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle (reconnaissance variant) and unmanned combat aerial vehicle (armed variant)
At a glance
Measured figures
Ababil-2 · Length
Single source2.88 m (9 ft 5 in)[source]
Orion-E · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | HESA Ababil | Kronshtadt Orion |
|---|---|---|
| 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] | Unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle (reconnaissance variant) and unmanned combat aerial vehicle (armed variant)[source] |
| National origin | Iran[source] | Russia[source] |
| Manufacturer | HESA Isfahan factory Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center (Ababil-3)[source] | Kronstadt Group |
8 m (26 ft 3 in)[source]
Cruise; Ababil-2 · Cruise speed
Single sourceMaximum; Ababil-2 · in level flight
Single source370 km/h (230 mph, 200 kn) in level flight[source]
250–305 km/h (155–190 mph, 135–165 kn)[source]
Cruise; Orion-E · Cruise speed
Single sourceMaximum; Orion-E · Maximum speed
Single sourceOrion-E · Range
Single source1,440 km (890 mi, 780 nmi)[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]
Orion-E · Payload
Single source250 kg (550 lb)[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 service[source] |
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| Primary user | Iran Iraq Sudan Syria (Historical)[source] | Russian Ground Forces[source] |
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| Number built | Unknown (Hundreds)[source] | 48+[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] | 2016[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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| Missiles | — | Vikhr-1V laser-guided antitank missile , S8000 Banderol cruise missile[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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