Iran’s Ministry of Defense’s export arm is utilizing its attendance at a significant protection exhibition in Qatar to advertise two of its newest unmanned aerial car (UAV) designs.
Tehran’s exhibit on the DIMDEX present in Doha from March 4 to six contains scale fashions of two medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) merchandise, in addition to numerous different weapons.
According to promotional supplies, the Gaza, or Shahed-149, meant for armed surveillance missions has a most take-off weight (MTOW) of three,740 kg (8,250 lb), together with a 500 kg payload.
Powered by a turboprop engine with a wingspan of 21 meters (68 ft 9 inches) and a complete of 4 weapons pylons, the mannequin is just like the design of the American General Atomics Aeronautical Systems MQ-9 Reaper. It has a most pace of 190 knots (350 km/h), a cruising pace of 116 knots, an working ceiling of 35,000 ft, and an endurance of as much as 25 hours.
The drone was given its product title early final yr, months earlier than the present battle involving Israel and Hamas within the Gaza Strip.
Also on show is the smaller MALE M-129, which the Ministry of Defense says can carry 400kg of the 1,150kg MTOW. This sort has a wingspan of 15 meters, an working ceiling of 25,000 ft, and might fly continuous for as much as 20 hours.
Capable of carrying as much as 4 air-launched weapons, the M-129 will also be outfitted with a choice of artificial aperture radar/floor transferring goal indication sensors.
Tehran is selling the 40kg S811 product with most vary efficiency of 21nm, in addition to the heavier S813. The latter weighs 70 kg and might perform surveillance from a distance of as much as 81 nm.