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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 | Teledyne FLIR Black Hornet |
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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] | military micro unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)[source]Black Hornet · micro UAV |
| National origin | Iran[source] | Norway[source]Black Hornet · original developer location |
| Manufacturer | HESA Isfahan factory Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center (Ababil-3)[source] |
Ababil-2 · Wingspan
Single source3.25 m (10 ft 8 in)[source]
Ababil-2 · Height
Single source0.91 m (3 ft 0 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]
Maximum; Black Hornet · top speed
Single source21 km/h (13 mph)[source]Black Hornet · top speed
PD-100 Black Hornet · 2014 night-vision version · digital data-link range, not flight range
Single source1.6 km (1 mile)[source]PD-100 Black Hornet · 2014 night-vision version · digital data-link range, not flight range
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.
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| Designer | Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company[source] | Prox Dynamics AS[source]Black Hornet · original developer |
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| Status | In service[source] | — |
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| Primary user | Iran Iraq Sudan Syria (Historical)[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] | — |
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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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| Dimensions | — | around 16 × 2.5 cm (6 × 1 in)[source]Black Hornet · axes unstated in source; not assigned to length/width |
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| Sensors | — | It has three cameras: one looking forward, one straight down, and one pointing down at 45 degrees.[source]Black Hornet · three camera configuration |
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| Powerplant | — | quiet electric motors[source]Black Hornet deployed in Afghanistan · propulsion |
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