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Iran's progress in drone manufacturing

Wednesday, 10 October 2018 5:30 AM [ Last Update: Wednesday, 10 October 2018 9:56 AM ]

The photo shows Iran's new Mohajer 6 tactical unmanned aerial vehicle unveiled on February 5, 2018. (Photo by Tasnim news agency)

Irans first use of the drones goes back to the time of the Iraq-Iran war, but where is it standing today in terms of UAVs? Irans progress in the field of drone manufacturing is so dramatic that it has surprised the world; however, it owes this progress to the unwelcomed sanctions by the United States.

Along with the Islamic Revolution in 1979, Iran became the victim of the worst crippling sanctions especially in military areas. During the war Iranians managed to use military drones and even mounted rockets on them. But today, they are known as one of the top 10 drone producers in the world.

Iran showed its power of military drones just recently in its retaliatory attacks against terrorists in Syrias Deir ez-Zor and the Iraqi Kurdistan region.

Irans progress in the field of drone manufacturing has been very impressive. The Sadegh UAV displayed 3 years ago, is one example. Its flight ceiling is 15000 feet or 4500 Metres. It operates with a velocity or speed of 200 Km per hour, a mass of 242 Kg, 6 hours flight endurance and an operational radius of 200 Km. Mohajer-6 is the Mohajer family blueprint metamorphosed. To achieve this model, Iranian defense experts seem to have localized one of Europes best tactical UAVs, the Falco. Less than a year ago began the mass production of Mohajer-6 UAVs. This put the number of Irans long-range UAVs at 3. The 2000 Km-Thrust threesome comprises the Shahed, Fotros and Mohajer-6.

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