Iran has upgraded the Shahed-191 drone, which is based on the captured US Lockheed Martin RQ-170 Sentinel drone

By: Maksim Panasovskiy | 16.03.2023, 13:06

Iranian military experts have been able to develop a new launcher for the Shahed-191 drone. It allows the drone to be launched from a vehicle.

Here's What We Know

The Eurasian Times published several photos which show a Toyota Tundra pickup truck with the new launcher and drone. It will allow the drone to be launched from anywhere.

Shahed-191 is a combat drone that can carry two Sadid-1 missiles. It has a top speed of 350 km/h and a flight time of 4.5 hours. The UAV is capable of climbing to an altitude of 7.5km and flying up to 1,500km.

Shahed-191 is not an entirely Iranian development. The drone is based on the American RQ-170 drone manufactured by Lockheed Martin (pictured above). In 2011, Iran managed to seize such a UAV and build its own counterpart. Engineers retained the design features, but changed the shape slightly and reduced the size.

Source: The Eurasian Times