Iran demonstrated the operation of military drones Omid, Arash, Mohajer-6, Pelican, Kaman-12. Karrar, Zhoobin and Ababil

The Iranian Armed Forces held a military exercise in which they showed several unmanned aerial vehicles in action.

Here's What We Know

Iran demonstrated its new Omid bomber munition. It resembles the Harop drone of the Israeli company IAI. However, the Iranian version lacks an electro-optical detection and targeting system. The kamikaze drone is focused on destroying enemy radar targets.

Omid

Another bomber munition, the Arash, was shown as part of the exercise. It made its debut in 2020.

Arash

Iran also demonstrated a Kaman-12 unmanned aerial vehicle equipped with Ghaem guided aerial bombs.

Kaman-12

It was accompanied by a drone Mohajer-6 with guided missiles Amlas. By the way, this drone was recently observed in Russia.

Mohajer-6

Karrar UAVs with aerial bombs took part in the exercise.

Karrar

Some of the drones in the exercise were launched from offshore platforms. Specifically, the Zhoobin and Pelican drones took off from the submarine Fateh.

Zhoobin / Pelican

The Iranians also demonstrated the Ababil-2 drone that took off from a carrier ship.

Ababil-2 / Ababil-3 / Ababil-4

At the same time, Ababil-3 and Ababil-4 drones were launched from the ground.

Source: Militaristic

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