Shahed 129

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Shahed-129
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Type: Reconnaissance / combat drone
Design country:

IranIran Iran

Manufacturer:

HESA

First flight:

Spring 2012

Commissioning:

2013

Production time:

2012 – today

Number of pieces:

23-25 ​​+ 40 ordered

Shahed 129 ( Persian شاهد ١٢٩(German: "Eyewitness") is the first Iranian unmanned aerial vehicle capable of air attack and was presented to the public in September 2012. It entered service with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Air Force (IRSAF) in September 2013 .

history

The development of unmanned aerial vehicles in Iran began as early as 2007 with the reproduction of rotary engines , which were used in the smaller previous development, Shahed 123 . The research and development as well as the production of various parts was carried out by the Malek Ashtar University and the armaments company Shahed Aviation Industries Research Center (SAIRC) under the control of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard . The final assembly is carried out by the Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company (HESA).

construction

According to Iranian information, it is able to carry out reconnaissance and combat missions with a duration of 24 hours. The Shahed 129 has a range of 1700 km and an operational altitude of around 7300 meters and is therefore classified as a Medium Altitude Long Endurance (MALE). The Shahed 129 can be armed with eight anti-ship missiles of the Sadid-1 type . The reconnaissance radius is up to 200 km. Military experts estimate the wingspan to be 16 meters and the length to be around 8 meters. The configuration of the Shahed 129 is said to be similar to the British Watchkeeper WK450 and the design of the Israeli Elbit Hermes 450, which is smaller by comparison . On November 28, 2019, a variant of the Shahed 129 for the Iranian Navy called "Simorgh" was presented.

Technical specifications

Parameter Data from the HESA Shahed-129A Simorgh
length 8 m 8 m
span 16 m 16 m
height 3.1 m N / A
Max. payload 400 kg N / A
Marching speed 150 km / h N / A
Service ceiling 7300 m 7600 m
Use radius 1700 km 1500 km
Transfer range 3400 km N / A
Max. Flight duration 24 hours 24 hours
drive 1 × Rotax 914 N / A
Armament 4 × Sadid 345 glide bombs 8 × Sadid 345 glide bombs
Avionics Oghab-6 electro-optic / infrared sensor
laser rangefinder 		N / A

commitment

In the Syrian civil war Schahed-129 drones were used. In June 2017, one of these drones was shot down by a US fighter jet.

Users

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Syria's “New” Iranian Drone , accessed December 31, 2019
  2. ↑ http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2012/09/23/263185/iran-makes-liko-radarevading-drone
  3. ↑ http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2012/09/17/262029/iran-produces-new-24h-airborne-drone
  4. ↑ Tamir Eshel: Iran's Shahed-129 Combat Drone to Enter Serial Production , Defense Update, September 28, 2013
  5. ↑ Iran Navy unveiled Simorgh UCAV naval version پهپاد رزمي سيمرغ نيروي دريايي ايران. Accessed December 8, 2019 (German).
  6. ↑ Jul 27, 2017 Babak Taghvaee | Aviation Week, Space Technology: Shahed 129 Heads Iran's Armed UAV Force. Retrieved October 15, 2019 .
  7. ↑ پهپاد سیمرغ نیروی دریایی ارتش با برد 1500 کیلومتر رونمایی شد + فیلم- اخبار سیاسی - اخبار تسنیم - Tasnim. Retrieved December 8, 2019 (Persian).
  8. ↑ Iran Navy, Simorgh UCAV arms with eight Sadid missiles پهپاد رزمي سيمرغ هشت موشك سديد نيروي دريايي. Accessed December 8, 2019 (German).
  9. ↑ Julian Borger: US shoots down second Iran-made armed drone over Syria in 12 days , The Guardian from June 20, 2017
  10. ↑ iraq shia militia using iranain made armed drone shahed 129 target isis wahhabi crazy near baghdad. Accessed November 20, 2019 (German).
  11. ↑ Iranian SHAHED-129 target terrorists in Iraq and Syria. Accessed November 20, 2019 (German).
  12. ↑ Trade Registers. Retrieved November 20, 2019 .