Qods Mohajer-6
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| Mohajer-6 | |
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| Role | Combat UAV and reconnaissance |
| National origin | Iran |
| Manufacturer | Qods Aviation Industry Company |
| Design group | Qods Aviation Industry Company |
| Designer | Defense Industries Organization |
| Status | In service |
| Primary user | Iran |
| Produced | March 2017 (unveiled) |
| Number built | 180 as of June 2022 |
The Qods Mohajer-6 (Persian: پهپاد مهاجر-6) is an ISTAR[1] UAV capable of carrying a multispectral surveillance payload and/or up to four precision-guided munitions.[citation needed] Ten have been manufactured as of February 2018 for the IRGC Ground Forces,[2] and 40 are planned for the IRGC Navy.[2] The Mohajer-6 complements the larger Shahed 129 operated by the third IRGC branch, the IRGC-ASF.[citation needed] Three have also been delivered to the Iranian Army.[3]
The Mohajer-6 entered serial production in February 2018.[4] As with other members of the Mohajer family, the Mohajer-6 is made of composite.[5]
Design
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The Mohajer-6 has a rectangular fuselage, an upwards-sloping nose, twin tailbooms, a top-mounted horizontal stabilizer, uncanted wingtips, straight wings mounted high and to the rear of the body, and air intakes on the top and bottom of the engine. The Mohajer-6 is controlled by two elevators on the horizontal stabilizer, rudders on the vertical stabilizers, and two flaps per wing. Unlike other Mohajer variants, it has a three-bladed propeller. The Mohajer-6 has a wingspan of 10 meters and is 5.67 meters long.[citation needed]It is similar in shape to the Selex ES Falco.
The Mohajer-6 has fixed tricycle landing gear, which underwent changes between the unveiling ceremony in 2017 and mass production in 2018, perhaps to accommodate more weight.[6] It is launched and recovered via runway takeoff/landing.[7]
It has a fixed, forward facing camera for navigation and a gimbal on the chin for a laser range finder and multispectral IR and visible light electro-optical imagery.[citation needed]The Mohajer-6 has three antennas, two on its left wing and one on its right, and a pitot tube on its nose. The Mohajer-6 has two main variants. The A variant has two hardpoints, one under each wing, which can each carry one Qaem TV/IR-guided missile or one Almas missile.[2][a] Whilst the B variant has 4 hardpoints, with 2 under each wing carrying the same types of missiles. It has an autopilot system capable of automatic takeoff and landing.<[citation needed] In addition, Iran describes it as capable of being fitted with electronic support measures, communications jamming, or electronic warfare payloads.[citation needed]
Performance
The Mohajer-6 has a max takeoff weight of 600 kg, a payload of 100 kg, and an operating range of 200 km. It has a max speed of 200 km/h, an endurance of 12 hours, and a ceiling of 18000 feet.[citation needed]
Multiple sources say that although the Mohajer-6 is designed by Qods Aviation, it is manufactured by Qods' longtime rival, Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company (HESA).[citation needed] Both Qods and HESA are subsidiaries of Iran's state-owned Aerospace Industries Organization.
Operational history
The Mohajer-6 has reportedly been used against the salafist-jihadist terrorist group Jaish ul-Adl that is active in Iran's southern regions.[8] Some Mohajer-6s seem to be based at Qeshm Island.[9]
In July 2019, Iran used the Mohajer-6 against PJAK militants.[10]
Operators
Ethiopia: Reported to be used by Ethiopia.[11]
Iran:
Iraq:
Venezuela: It was reported in November 2020 that technology transfer was likely done.[18] A Veneuzelan Mohajer-6 was repoted to be seen in Caracas in the same month.[19] President Nicolás Maduro claimed that the country can one day export Venezuelan-made drones.[20]
References
- ^ Keshavarz and Bunker (March 2018). "Iran Develops UAS with 'Smart Bomb' Capability". Operational Environment Watch: Foreign News & Perspectives of the Operational Environment. 8 (3). Foreign Military Studies Office: 18.
- ^ a b c "Babak Taghvaee on Twitter". Twitter. Feb 5, 2018.
- ^ a b Jeremy Binnie (18 July 2019). "Iranian army deploys armed UAVs". Jane's Defence Weekly. London: IHS Jane's 360.
- ^ a b Binnie, Jeremy (February 7, 2018). "Iran's Mohajer 6 armed UAV goes into production". Jane's Information Group. Archived from the original on 2018-07-16.
- ^ "گزارش|استقرار پرنده های جدید نزاجا در مرز ایران و افغانستان/ ارتش به پهپادهای 2هزار کیلومتری مجهز شد- اخبار سیاسی - اخبار تسنیم - Tasnim". خبرگزاری تسنیم - Tasnim.
- ^ "Hossein Dalirian on Twitter". Twitter. Feb 5, 2018.
- ^ "افتتاح خط تولید انبوه پهپاد مهاجر۶ مسلح به بمبهای هوشمند قائم". kayhan.ir.
- ^ "Babak Taghvaee on Twitter". Twitter. 29 June 2018.
- ^ "Iran Relocates Radar and Expands UAV Airfield on Qeshm". bellingcat. 13 March 2018.
- ^ "Iran says it used new IRGC drone unit to attack Kurdish dissidents". Jerusalem Post.
- ^ "Ethiopia may have Iranian UAVs". Janes.com. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
- ^ "Iranian Army Gets Mohajer-6 ISTAR Drone".
- ^ "2019-09-01 Iran - Mohajer-6 UAV Strikes Targets in Iraq (Michael Rubin)". APAN Community. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
- ^ "Mohajer". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
- ^ "IRGC Navy receives new UAVs".
- ^ "Iraqi militias parade Iranian UAV". Janes.com. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
- ^ "Militias Parade Under the PMF Banner (Part 1): Drone Systems". The Washington Institute. Retrieved 2021-09-10.
- ^ "Iranian Media Report Arms Deal Between Iran and Venezuela". 21 November 2020.
- ^ "Iran ramps up arms transfers to Venezuela and plans regional strife". 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Venezuelan technology plan may lean on Iran - Shephard Media".
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