Shahed-136 and other Iranian UAVs. Strike and reconnaissance drones

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) occupy an extremely important place in the structure of the armed forces of Iran and the Corps of Guardians of the Islamic Revolution (Xir) This significance is not given to drones even in the USA and Israel. In Iran, de facto created a new clan of troops, unmanned intelligence and general aviation, which is present in all three types of armed forces (Ground Forces, Aviation, Navy) and Xirir. The success of the Iranian BPP program is largely connected with the country"s leadership of the role of unmanned aviation in conflicts of the 21st century. At the same time, the cost of any drone of the Islamic Republic, which has been under sanctions for almost half a century, is at times (if not by orders of magnitude) less than that of foreign analogues. Without a satellite communications channel, they many times struck hundreds and even thousands of kilometers from the launch site, including the moving targets (so, the well-known drone-kamikadze “Shakud-136”, flying several hundred km, was amazed at the tanker who was walking at speeds. 15 knots) At the same time, the circle of tasks solved is not at all limited to striking on ground targets, intelligence, observation and target designation. During the teachings of the KSIR, the UB drones were shown, and an airborne missile defenders were adopted into service.

This book for the first time in all details tells about all types of Iranian an aircraft type, as well as their rich experience in combat use. Most of the information was taken by the author from Iranian sources. The publication is illustrated by many photos