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HESA Shahed 136larger figure on 2 of 2
Spike Fireflylarger figure on 0 of 2
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Configuration
| Specification | HESA Shahed 136 | Spike Firefly |
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| Type | One-way attack drone[source] | Loitering munition[source] |
| Place of origin | Iran[source] | Israel[source] |
| Used by | Iran Russia (as Geran-2)[source] | Israel Defense Forces[source] |
| Wars | Russo-Ukrainian war September–October 2022 attacks on Iraqi Kurdistan April 2024 Iranian strikes in Israel 2026 Iran war[source] | Gaza War |
Width
Single source80 mm[source]
Russia post 2024
Single sourceWarhead weight
Single source50 kilograms (110 lb); 90 kilograms (200 lb) (Russia post 2024)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | Shahed Aviation Industries[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Shahed Aviation Industries; Russia[source] | Rafael Advanced Defense Systems[source] |
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| Unit cost | $193,000 (export; various estimates for domestic production cost range from $10,000 to $50,000)[source] | — |
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| No. built | Unknown[source] | — |
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| Engine | MD-550 piston engine[source] | Electric motor[source] |
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| Guidance system | GNSS , INS , potential Automatic target recognition[source] | — |
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| Launch platform | Rocket-assisted take-off[source] | — |
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| In service | — | 2020-present[source] |
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| Designed | — | 2018[source] |
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| Produced | — | 2018–present[source] |
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| Warhead | — | 420 g[source] |
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| Endurance | — | 15 דקות[source] |
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