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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
Measured figures
Ababil-2 · Length
Single source2.88 m (9 ft 5 in)[source]
Configuration
| Specification | HESA Ababil | Saqr (drone) |
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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] | Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)[source]Saqr |
| National origin | Iran[source] | Saudi Arabia[source]Saqr |
| Manufacturer | HESA Isfahan factory Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center (Ababil-3)[source] | King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology |
Ababil-2 · Wingspan
Single source3.25 m (10 ft 8 in)[source]
Ababil-2 · Height
Single source0.91 m (3 ft 0 in)[source]
Operational range exceeding
Single sourceOperational range exceeding 2,500 kilometers (1,600 mi).[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]
Ababil-2 · or higher
Single source3,000 m (9,800 ft) or higher[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]Saqr |
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| Primary user | Iran Iraq Sudan Syria (Historical)[source] | Saudi Arabian Army[source]Saqr |
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| Number built | Unknown (Hundreds)[source] | 300+[source]Saqr |
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| Manufactured | 1980s–present[source] | — |
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| Introduction date | disputed[source] | — |
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| First flight | 1986[source] | 2012[source]Saqr |
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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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| Operational Altitude | — | Average cruising altitude of 20,000 feet (6,100 m).[source] |
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| Avionics & Connectivity | — | Equipped with a Ka band satellite communications (SATCOM) system, allowing beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS) command and control over long distances.[source] |
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| AR-1 | — | Chinese-built laser-guidped Anti-Tank missile.[source] |
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| FT-9 | — | Satellite/laser-guided precision bomb.[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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