Iran Unveils New Attack Drone

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Iran unveiled Friday its latest indigenous unmanned aerial vehicle, a reconnaissance and combat drone dubbed Hamaseh.

The drone was unveiled during a ceremony attended by Iranian Defense Minister Brigadier General Ahmad Vahidi.

"This drone has been built by defense industry experts and is simultaneously capable of surveillance, reconnaissance and missile and rocket attacks," Vahidi said on the sidelines of the ceremony.

"This aircraft with its stealth quality can avoid detection by the enemy," he added.
High altitude and long flight range are two other distinguishing features of the new Iranian UAV.
On April 18, Iran made public three other models.

The Throne, also a stealth model, has a long range and is equipped with air-to-air missiles, said General Amir-Farzad Esmaili, commander of anti-aircraft operations.
Esmaili said Iran had already produced and used dozens of them.

The Hazem-3 [Solid] and Mohajer-B [Migrator] are "tactical and combat" models and also capable of reconnaissance, the general said.

Source: News Agencies, Edited by moqawama.org