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Shahed 131larger figure on 2 of 3
Terminal Autonomy AQ-400 Scythelarger figure on 1 of 3
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Configuration
| Specification | Shahed 131 | Terminal Autonomy AQ-400 Scythe |
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| Type | One-way attack drone[source] | One-way attack drone[source] |
| Place of origin | Iran[source] | Ukraine[source] |
| Used by | Iran Russia (as Geran-1)[source] | Ukraine[source] |
| Designer | Shahed Aviation Industries[source] | — |
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single source200 km/h (120 mph)[source]
Warhead weight
Single source15 kilograms (33 lb)[source]
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| Guidance system | GNSS , INS[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company[source] | Terminal Autonomy[source] |
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| In service | — | 2023–present[source] |
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| Wars | — | Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
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| Designed | — | 2022-2023[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | USD $30,000[source] |
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| Produced | — | 2023-present[source] |
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| Warhead | — | 43 kg (95 lb)[source] |
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| Blast yield | — | 32 kg (71 lb)[source] |
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| Flight altitude | — | 30–3,000 m (98–9,843 ft)[source] |
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| Role | — | one-way attack drone[source] |
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| Source measurement | — | It has two sets of wings, one forward and one rear, with a wingspan of 2.3 m; 30 fully-assembled Scythes can be stacked in one shipping container for transport.[source]Terminal Autonomy AQ-400 Scythe · Design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Overall weight is 100 kg with a 43 kg payload, of which 32 kg is the warhead which can be thermobaric or hold two 122 mm artillery shells.[source]Terminal Autonomy AQ-400 Scythe · Design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Using the standard gas engine and pusher propeller , the AQ-400 has a cruise speed of 144 km/h (89 mph), a top speed of 200 km/h, endurance of 6.5 hours, and a strike range of 750 km; depending on the engine option, range could be increased as far as 900 km (560 mi), or payload increased to 70 kg (150 lb) at a reduced range.[source]Terminal Autonomy AQ-400 Scythe · Design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Guidance at low altitude uses a laser altimeter to approach at 30 m to minimize the effects of electronic warfare to jam GPS navigation until very close to the target. At high altitudes of 3,000 m, it navigates with a visual positioning system using roads and other visible landmarks. A video link option is available so an operator can manually guide the drone to hit moving targets, but this adds costs and only works at shorter ranges. The basic Scythe airframe costs USD $15,000, which increases to USD$30,000 with a guidance system and other features; this compares to around USD$20,000 for a Shahed-136 one-way attack munition used by Russia . Swarms can use a leader-follower method, where one lead drone carrying a navigation system is followed by nine basic drones, which help saturate the target area and draw off enemy defenses from the lethal version. The use of such drones is intended to overwhelm air defenses as well as make them expend expensive interceptors against cheaper targets, exhausting their supplies over time.[source]Terminal Autonomy AQ-400 Scythe · Design; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage |
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