Persian Gulf
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I don't see a thread for Iranian drones and drones are a major priority in Iran so I think this deserves its own thread.
Iran's drone programme started during the imposed Iran-Iraq war with very basic Mohajer drones for recon, shortly followed by other similar UAVs such as Ababil.
Since then, however, Iran has become a true drone power in the region (and, in my opinion, beyond). The lack of a functional modern air force (inability to import modern jets due to sanctions) means that Iran was forced to divert funds into drones instead, and now this is bearing fruit. This was helped hugely by Iran capturing a full ensemble of Israeli and US drones, such as the ScanEagle, RQ-170, Hermes 450, MQ-1 Predator, etc.
I will make specific posts in subsequent posts of this thread for each of the main and most advanced drones in Iran's arsenal (Saeqeh, Simorgh, S-129, Fotros etc).
Here is a video of recent large-scale drone drills in the Persian Gulf, featuring more than 50 Iranian drones over a large area:
Iran's drone programme started during the imposed Iran-Iraq war with very basic Mohajer drones for recon, shortly followed by other similar UAVs such as Ababil.
Since then, however, Iran has become a true drone power in the region (and, in my opinion, beyond). The lack of a functional modern air force (inability to import modern jets due to sanctions) means that Iran was forced to divert funds into drones instead, and now this is bearing fruit. This was helped hugely by Iran capturing a full ensemble of Israeli and US drones, such as the ScanEagle, RQ-170, Hermes 450, MQ-1 Predator, etc.
I will make specific posts in subsequent posts of this thread for each of the main and most advanced drones in Iran's arsenal (Saeqeh, Simorgh, S-129, Fotros etc).
Here is a video of recent large-scale drone drills in the Persian Gulf, featuring more than 50 Iranian drones over a large area:
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