Raad 85 (UAV)

The Raad 85 (Thunder 85) (Also R'ad 85, Ra'ad 85, etc) is an Iranian loitering munition developed in the 2010s.[1] It was designed by the Iranian Army's Research and Self-sufficiency Jihad Organization in cooperation with Qods Aviation[2] for the Iranian Army Ground Force. It is an unmanned "suicide drone" that is remotely guided to its target by a human operator.[3] It is designed to be operated in an electronic warfare environment.[4] It is capable of carrying a variety of warheads to fit the mission profile.[5]

A Commander of the Iranian Army Ground Force Brigadier General Ahmad Reza Pourdastan has stated, "This drone is like a mobile bomb, and is capable of destroying fixed and mobile targets."[6] The accuracy is not known with certainty.[7]

Specifications

Ceiling: 11000 ft
Top Speed: 250 km/h
Combat radius: 100 km
Avionics: transmitting imagery[8]

References
  1. http://thearkenstone.blogspot.ro/2015/03/mohajer-uav.html
  2. Wright, Galen (5 March 2015). The Arkenstone - ارکنستون: Mohajer UAV.
  3. "The Aviationist » Ra'ad 85". Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  4. "Iran builds new indigenous UAV dubbed Ra'ad 85". Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  5. http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2013/09/28/326567/iran-builds-new-indigenous-uav/
  6. "Iran's army develops new suicide drone". Retrieved 13 November 2014.
  7. Ahmad, Naveed (2 June 2019). "The Advent of Drones: Iran's Weapon of Choice" (PDF). International Institute for Iranian Studies (Rasanah).
  8. ايران, عصر. پرونده ای برای هواپیماهای بدون سرنشین ایران. عصر ايران (in Persian). Asr-e Iran.


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