The practical battlefield effectiveness of drones only goes so far due to their very nature. Usually best suited for environments where the enemy doesn't have tiered AD or a viable air-presence that denies their tactical use (research why the M777 is good for Afghanistan but horrible for Ukraine). Russian forces have been shooting down so many TB2s (despite the sordid propaganda to the contrary) showing that, whilst highly capable combat platforms. BAYRAKTARS, like any other UCAV. Has real limitations in the theatre of conflict. -- It should be noted that the TB2 uses Canadians EO/FLIR technology for their targeting pods along with other Western supplied technology. But it's still Turkish overall, not that it really matters in practice.
Idk why Turks (and others) have themselves deified the TB2 as if it's the ultimate combat implement. Clearly there are limitations to its capabilities in this sort of war environment. Russia is not Armenia and they're certainly not a rag-tag military force. The end result of this war will end all asinine assessments about Russian combat performance as well as the much vaunted TB2 (not a fan of Russia personally, nor do I have anything against Turkey btw).
On the subject of Mohajer-6 and general Iranian drone development. What I think many others here and in general fail to realize is the most obvious in your face truth. Iran isn't trying to necessarily construct "the best drone". It builds, researches and produces the most cost effective/mass producible platform available with given resources. Needless to say, Iranian drone development is steadily progressing (as seen with the recent Shahed-149 "GAZA" drone unveiling) and is on track to produce analogues comparable to regional and international players in the field of drone technology with an overall drone inventory and production capacity that far outstrips the majority of nations on the planet barring the usual big names.
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