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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
Falco and Falco EVO : Unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle Astore : Tactical unmanned combat aerial vehicle
At a glance
Measured figures
Ababil-2 · Length
Single source2.88 m (9 ft 5 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | HESA Ababil | Selex ES Falco |
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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] | Falco and Falco EVO : Unmanned surveillance and reconnaissance aerial vehicle Astore : Tactical unmanned combat aerial vehicle[source] |
| National origin | Iran[source] | Italy[source] |
| Manufacturer | HESA Isfahan factory Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center (Ababil-3)[source] | Selex ES Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (since 2008) Leonardo Leonardo-Finmeccanica (since 2016) |
6.2 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.
| Designer | Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company[source] | Galileo Avionica[source] |
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| Status | In service[source] | — |
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| Primary user | Iran Iraq Sudan Syria (Historical)[source] | Pakistan Air Force Royal Saudi Air Force Bangladesh Air Force[source] |
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| Number built | Unknown (Hundreds)[source] | ~50 production aircraft[source] |
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| Manufactured | 1980s–present[source] | — |
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| Introduction date | disputed[source] | Falco : 2009[source] |
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| First flight | 1986[source] | Falco : December 2003 Falco EVO : 2012[source] |
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| Capacity | 40 kg payload[source] | 100 kg (331 lb)[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 16 liters[source] | — |
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| Propellers | 2-bladed[source] | — |
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| Powerplant | — | 1 × Heavy fuel engine[source] |
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| Hardpoints | — | 2 × under-wing hardpoints for total 2 Roketsan Cirit missiles (Astore)[source] |
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| Communications | — | Jamming-resistant data-link, real time data transmission, range >200 km[source] |
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| Falco EVO | — | 6,000 m[source] |
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| Astore | — | >7,000 m[source] |
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| Avionics | — | Communications: Jamming-resistant data-link, real time data transmission, range >200 km Mission payloads: High resolution cameras: thermal imaging , hyperspectral imaging , colour TV, EO Radars: Synthetic aperture radar , maritime surveillance radar Targeting: Laser designator Others: Electronic support measures equipment, NBC sensors, self-protection equipment ( chaff / flare dispensers)[source] |
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| Mission payloads | — | High resolution cameras: thermal imaging , hyperspectral imaging , colour TV, EO Radars: Synthetic aperture radar , maritime surveillance radar Targeting: Laser designator Others: Electronic support measures equipment, NBC sensors, self-protection equipment ( chaff / flare dispensers)[source] |
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| High resolution cameras | — | thermal imaging , hyperspectral imaging , colour TV, EO[source] |
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| Radars | — | Synthetic aperture radar , maritime surveillance radar[source] |
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| Targeting | — | Laser designator[source] |
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| Others | — | Electronic support measures equipment, NBC sensors, self-protection equipment ( chaff / flare dispensers)[source] |
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| Reported operators |
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