Iran’s Army to Receive 1,000 New Strategic UAVs

The Army said a total of 1,000 strategic unmanned aerial vehicles will join its fleet in the coming days.

It said the drones have been designed and manufactured by the Army and the Iranian Defense Ministry.

In January last year, a large number of homegrown unmanned aerial vehicles suited for various military operations joined the Iranian Army’s fleet.

Manufactured by Defense Ministry experts, the UAVs include multipurpose strategic Ababil-4 and Ababil-5 drones that can be employed in reconnaissance operations, patrol missions, electronic warfare, data gathering, and aerial combat.

The Army has also received new Arash drones that can carry out suicide operations in long ranges with pinpoint accuracy.