Iran army’s new suicide drone named Sagheb (ثاقب): Max flight distance: 1000km Max allowable altitude: 18,000 feet Weight: 150kg Payload: 15kg Can be controlled by ground station, nearby drones
Image of Saqib suicide drone with operational camouflage. With 15 kg warhead. It is suitable for...
yeah i expected it to be lighter too. i actually used to thought the same way about sayyad-2 missile. wikipedia used to say it is rim-66 REd but in reality it's 400 kg heavier than that and it's range is twice (our version which bought during shah) of standard missile.
regardless of the type of ships, it's an important development regarding iranian defense doctrine. suddenly IRGC and Army announce that each will have their own AC/LHD combined with what we see of regular beach landings in war games it seems like we want to capture someone island or main land...
I was thinking the same. either they bought an AC or they turned a merchant ship to it. however I don't discard the possibility of a pure Iranian and military design but it's unlikely.
it's mostly for upcoming election, they want to show they tried hard to correct the mess of previous administration while in reality it's the team trump who messed up and gave Iran the higher ground by leaving JCPOA...