DAVID CENCIOTTI
The Aviationist
October 1, 2013
After displaying a stealth fighter that was a sort of joke, obsolete missiles as if they were new, fake or unrealistic UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles), Tehran may have finally unveiled something real.
In a ceremony held on Sept. 27, Iran unveiled a modified version of the “Shahed 129″,
capable of carrying weapons. In other words the domestic drone (based
on the Israeli Hermes 450 model or the Watchkeeper 450 model, but larger
than those types), has eventually become a real UCAV (Unmanned Combat
Aerial Vehicle) capable to carry missiles.
According to the claims of the IRGC AF Commander, the drone can carry
8 bombs/missiles, it has an endurance of 24 hours with a range of 1,700
km and a ceiling of 24,000 feet, and it can monitor an area of 200 km
around it with its onboard sensors.
Iranian TV has aired footage of the drone flying and firing missiles
as well as images allegedly recorded from the IR sensors of the Shaded
129.
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