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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]
RQ-170 · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | HESA Ababil | Lockheed Martin RQ-170 Sentinel |
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| 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 aerial vehicle (UAV)[source] |
| National origin | Iran[source] | United States[source] |
| Manufacturer | HESA Isfahan factory Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center (Ababil-3)[source] | Lockheed Martin[source] |
| Designer | Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company |
14 ft 9 in (4.5 m)[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]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
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| Status | In service[source] | In service[source] |
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| Primary user | Iran Iraq Sudan Syria (Historical)[source] | United States Air Force[source] |
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| Number built | Unknown (Hundreds)[source] | 20 to 30[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1980s–present[source] | — |
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| Introduction date | disputed[source] | 2007[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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| Developed into | — | Shahed 171 Simorgh Shahed Saeqeh[source] |
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| Powerplant | — | 1 × Garrett TFE731 or General Electric TF34 turbofan[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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