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They say that the Samad 1 was designed in 2018 [4] and the Samad Samad 2 and Samad 3 in 2019. [4] Independent analysts say the Samad-2 is probably of Iranian origin.[needs better source] [5] According to James Rogers, of the Center for War Studies at the University of Southern Denmark, the Samad 3 is believed to be supplied by Iran. [6]
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) spokesman Daniel Hagari said that the military suspects the drone was an Iranian-made Samad-3 model, launched from Yemen, which had been upgraded to extend its range.
In many cases the Houthis have been using the Samad-3 drone, Miguez said, which is long-range and carries an explosive payload. The Houthis have also been using Iranian-made drones, according to ...
[5] The drone is suspected by the IDF to have been an Iranian-made Samad-3 modified by the Houthis to carry more fuel (for a longer range) in exchange for a smaller warhead. [8] The drone was spotted but not intercepted. Israel claimed this was due to human error, while the Houthis claimed they had made a drone capable of bypassing the Iron ...
It was then that Iran started investing heavily in drones. The Iranian government has since been open about its interest in UAVs. [3] As well, Iran started manufacturing UAVs. [4] The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Aerospace Force is the primary operator of Iran’s growing fleet of UAVs, although most Iranian military services employ them. [5]
The HESA Ababil (Persian: ابابیل) is an Iranian family of single-engine multirole tactical unmanned aerial vehicles manufactured by Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company (HESA). The Ababil comes in four main lines, the Ababil-2 ,3, 4 and 5, of which the Ababil-2 has a number of variants.
Since early 2009, IKCO has used newly developed Iranian engines such as a dual-fuel national engine for its new models . In mid-2010, IKCO started to install petrol-only EF7 engines on Samand. The engine is not a petrol-based version of EF7 but the compressed natural gas (CNG) parts of the engine are removed and also the engine control unit ...
The Shahed 131 (Persian: شاهد ۱۳۶, literally "Witness 131"), or Geran-1 (Russian: Герань-1, literally "Geranium-1") in Russian service, is an Iranian-made exploding drone which came to prominence in October 2022 during the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [1] [2] [3] It is powered by a Wankel engine model Shahed-783/788. [4]