Ababil-2 Iranian Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)
Ababil-2
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Name
Ababil-2 Iranian Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)
Designation
Ababil-2
Alternate Designation
Ababil-2; Ababil-II
Equipment Type
—
Manufacturer
HESA
Date of Introduction
1999
Description
Hezbollah and Houthi Proliferation. The Ababil-2 Iranian Tactical Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) is an Iranian single-engine multirole tactical UAV manufactured by Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company (HESA). The Ababil-2 has an improved flight-control system. The most common Ababil-2 variant is a target drone variant used for training air-defense crews. Rudimentary surveillance capabilities can be used as a loitering munition but are mainly used as a target drone.
Air & Air Defense Specifications
Engine
Twin-cylinder piston engine (25 hp)
Max Speed
370.0 km/h
Range
120.0 km
Endurance
2.00 hrs
Service Ceiling
3000 m
Payload Capacity
40 kg
Variants
Ababil-B
The Ababil-B is a target drone used for air defense unit training; it features a radar augmentation device.
Ababil-S
This is the reconnaissance configuration, also known as the Ababil 5. It includes an electro-optical (EO) camera in the nose. It also has a real-time imagery downlink.
Ababil-T
This is a strike variant. It comes with a daylight television camera, located underneath the fuselage. The variant can also carry a medium-sized high-explosive warhead. The night-time shootdown of an Ababil during the Israel-Hezbollah conflict in July-August of 2006 suggested that its sensor package had been modified to include an infrared system. The Ababil-T has a twin-tail configuration.
Ababil Jet/Hadaf 1
This version was said to be in development in 2007. It is powered by a TEM Toloue-4 840-lb (3.7 kN) static thrust axial jet engine used on the C-802/Noor anti-ship missile and UAV/target drone.
Ababil-3
This variant has a top speed of 124 mph (200 km/h) with a range of 60 mi (100 km), a ceiling of 16,400 ft (5,000 m), and an endurance of four hours. A night-vision capability is integrated.
System
Alternative Designation
Ababil-2; Ababil-II
Type of UAV
Long-range, low-technology drone
Manufacturer
Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company (HESA).
Primary Function
Target Drone, Surveillance
Proliferation
Hezbollah
Flight Control Method
INA
Day/Night Capable
INA
All Weather Capable
INA
Takeoff or Landing Limitations
INA
Ground Crew
INA
Endurance
2 hr
Date Transmit Distance
INA
Location Positioning System
INA
Launch System
A zero-length JATO platform or a Mercedes Benz 911 pneumatic truck launcher. Additionally, The rocket launch system can be used from a ship deck and can be assembled or broken down for portability.
Recovery System
a parachute provides a descent rate of 4 m/s, or skids can be used for conventional landings on a runway or field
Number of Hard Points
INA
Manned-Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T) Capable
No
Automatic Landing and Takeoff Capability
INA
Landing Gear
Some variants have been seen with landing gear
Wars
The Ababil has been used in the 2006 Lebanon War, the Iraq War, and the Sudanese, Syrian, Iraqi, and Yemeni civil wars
Note
Rudimentary surveillance capabilities and can be used as a loitering munition, but is mainly used as a target drone
Dimensions
Length
2.88 m
Width (Wing Span)
3.25 m
Height
0.91 m
Wing Area
1.76 m2
Empty Weight
30 kg
Max Takeoff Weight
83 kg
Payload Capacity
40 kg
Automotive
Engine Name
1 × WAE-342
Engine Type
Twin-cylinder piston engine
Engine Power
25 hp
Fuel Capacity
16 Liters
Maximum Range
120 km
Speed, Maximum
370 km/h
Speed, Cruise
250–305 km/h
Endurance
2 hours
Service Ceiling
3,000 m
Propellers
2-bladed
Communications
Radio
Data Link
Retrans Radio
INA
Fire Control
Fire Control System Type
No
Fire Control Radar
No
Radar Type
INA
Laser Rangefinder
INA
Full-Motion Video
INA
Still Camera
INA
Thermal Imaging Sensors
INA
Electro Optical Pod
No
SAR/GMTI
No
Protection
Fuselage
Cylindrical fuselage
Stealth Properties
No
Heat Signature Reduction
No
Add on Armor
No
EW
No
EW Counter Measures / CCM
No
Counter Measures (Chaffs/Flares)
No
Details
Country of Origin
Iran
Category
UAVs
Air > UAVs
Filter Label
A
Classification
Domain
Air & Air Defense
Equipment Status
Active
Dimensions
Length
2.88 m
Width
3.25 m
Height
0.91 m
Weight
83 kg
Operators (5)
Iran
Iraq
Sudan
Syria
Non-State Actors
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