Aerial uav drone2/28/2024 ![]() The rocket launch system can be used from a ship deck and can be assembled or broken down for portability. The Ababil-2 can be launched from a zero-length JATO platform or a Mercedes Benz 911 pneumatic truck launcher. ![]() All variants have a range of over 100 km and all variants have all-metal construction, except for the Ababil-T, which is composite (fiberglass). It is powered by a simple two-bladed pusher propeller with a rear-mounted wing and a front canard for good stall, stability and maneuverability characteristics. ![]() The Ababil-2 has a cylindrical fuselage, a sweptback vertical fin, and a pusher engine. Some sources also designate the Ababil-2 as the Ababil-II.Īrtist's impression of an Ababil-R being launched from a pneumatic truck launcher. Both sources agree the Ababil-2 was publicly revealed in 1999. Jane's reports that the Ababil-2 had its first flight in 1997 while Galen Wright writes that it entered production in 1992. The Ababil-2 has an improved flight-control system. It is described as a suicide drone with 40 kg of explosives. One source writes that the Ababil-1 was essentially a prototype or preproduction version of the Ababil-2. Its specifications are not known, there are no known photographs, and it is unknown if it was ever used in combat. The Ababil-1 was an obscure loitering munition built in the 1980s. The Ababil is built in a number of poorly documented variants. Iranian military expert Galen Wright writes that the program began at Iran Electronics Industries in the mid-1980s and began mass production in 1986, with possible use in the Iran–Iraq War. Jane's reports that the Ababil program was begun at Qods Aviation Industries in 1986 and the first delivery was in 1993. The early history of the Ababil is unclear. Ababil-4 and Ababil-5 (Both unveiled in 2022) are only seen in Iranian service. The Ababil has been used in the 2006 Lebanon War, the Iraq War, and the Sudanese, Syrian, Iraqi, and Yemeni civil wars. The Ababil-2 and Ababil-3 have been widely exported to governments and paramilitaries in the Middle East and elsewhere. Overall, the Ababil has been described "a pretty rough-and-ready system" because of its "cheap, simple, and ease of use." It has a greater range and carries more ammunition. Ababil-5 is the most recent member of this family. We have little information about Ababil-4 but it was seen in the 2022 Army Day for the first time. The larger and more capable Ababil-3, introduced in the 2000s, was designed for Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance use and has improved surveillance capabilities. The Ababil-2, developed in the 1990s, has rudimentary surveillance capabilities and can be used as a loitering munition, but is mainly used as a target drone. The Ababil program was begun during the Iran–Iraq War. It is considered a long-range, low-technology drone. The Ababil comes in four main lines, the Ababil-2 ,3, 4 and 5, of which the Ababil-2 has a number of variants. The HESA Ababil ( Persian: ابابیل) is an Iranian family of single-engine multirole tactical unmanned aerial vehicles manufactured by Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company (HESA). Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company
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