Iran to unveil new home-made UAV

[Major Shaitan Singh]

Tehran: Iran will unveil a new domestically-built unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) with high capabilities and versatile features, a media report said Monday.

Mehdi Iraji, the aeronautics engineer in charge of the project, said the new remote-controlled aircraft, called A1, has a maximum flight level of 10,000 feet, reported Xinhua.

It is capable of travelling for at least two hours, and can carry a 5-kg payload, Iraji was quoted as saying.

The unmanned aircraft is also equipped with sound, chemical and colour recognition systems as well as other sensors, he said. The drone runs on hi-octane gas mixed with a percentage of oil.

In December, Iran's armed forces had shot down an unmanned US spy plane that violated its eastern borders.

Iran's Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi said Sunday that the Islamic republic would soon unveil a new domestically-manufactured naval surveillance plane.

The new maritime patrol plane is remote-controlled and has high flight duration, enabling it to keep maritime areas under surveillance via optical and radar subsystems.

 

[SOHEIL]

good news

 

[Aspahbod]

It's capabilities are a little, low. Even compared to our first generation of UAVs. Mohajer 2 has better capabilities than this. I think this is a cheap civilian project to find mining sites, forest fires and traffic control.

 

[wonkcerbon]

'any pic of this UAV

 

[Aspahbod]

'any pic of this UAV

As you can see, it is just a civilian UAV made by university students. But it's endurance is very good for a 13 kg UAV.

 

[poseidon]

I dont understand why Iran would even "unveil" this, if you know what I mean.

maybe they made a mistake about its capability. perhaps a new karrar is something they are going to show?

karrar, which is faster,more payload, longer range, and sensors+cameras.?