Karrar UCAV :
Karrar
Karrar ( Persian: کرار‎ karrār, "striker", nickname of Ali, first Imam of Shi'a, ) is an unmanned combat air vehicle produced for the military of Iran. According to reports, the UCAV can bomb targets at high speed. It is the first long range unmanned aerial drone manufactured in Iran .
Karrar UCAV is a jet powered attack drone, the first real example of its kind of it developed by Iran. While It was first unveiled during Government Week 2010 in a ceremony attended by President Ahmadinejad, it had been in development since 2003, with a scale model displayed in 2004. It is possibly connected with the Ababil Jet project. It is not however, readily connected to any South African designs as some allege. The two drones bear a skin-deep superficial resemblance, however at 2nd glance the resemblance disappears when the key differences in engine position and wing configuration become apparent.
Design :
The Karrar features an aerodynamic cigarette shaped fuselage with small , swept wings mounted low on the fuselage . At the rear , mounted high on the fuselage is the horizontal tailplane with wingtip fences on either side . Control surfaces are found on the main wing and the horizontal tailplane .
It is powered by a variant of the Toloue turbojet engine. Whether it is the Toloue-4 which powers the Noor cruise missile, with 3.7 kn of thrust, or the throttleable Toloue-5 with 4.4 kn of thrust, is unclear, though it would make much more sense for it to be the latter.
The Karrar is launched via RATO in the same manner as Iran's other UAVs. Recovery is a combination air-bag / parachute system.
Karrar being launched with rocket-assisted-take-off (RATO)
Due to its long range and lack of optical sensors, some kind of INS/GPS-guided autopilot is a necessity, which the Karrar is reported to have. The system in question is unnamed (unlike the package on the Ababil for instance) but is full-spectrum in the sense that it controls the Karrar all the way from launch all the way through attacking the target and returning for recovery. It's also reported that the Karrar had terrain
following capability, which lends at least some credence to the 'stealth' claims; even if the aircraft itself isn't explicitly stealthy .
Iranian state TV said the Karrar has a range of 1000 kilometres and could carry two 115 kilograms bombs, or a precision-guided munition of 227 kilograms . The Karrar can also carry four Kowsar light anti-ship missiles or one Nasr-1 anti-ship missile. The Karrar unmanned combat air vehicle is 4 metres long and has a turbojet engine which can reach the speed of 900 kilometres per hour . The Karrar uses a rocket assist system to assist in take off and is recovered by parachute .
Manufacturer : Islamic Republic of Iran
Operational range : 1000 km
Flight altitude : 25000 - 40000 feet ( 7500 - 12000 m )
Speed : 900 km/h
Payload : 500 kg
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