- Mohajer
Infobox Weapon
is_missile=yes
name = Mohajer-1/Mirsad-1
type = StrategicReconnaissance
vehicle_range = N/A
filling = None
variants= 1/2/3/4
speed = 120 km/h
length = 2,9 m
weight = N/A
manufacturer = Ghods Aviation Industries
used_by =Iran Hezbollah The Mohajer/Mirsad (Persian/Arabic for "Migrant") series of
unmanned aerial vehicles is built byIran and operated by Iran andHezbollah . The Mohajer is primarily used to spy on military installations, enemy positions, etc. It may also be capable of guidinglaser-guided munitions to their targets. [http://www.armscontrol.ru/UAV/mirsad1.htm]The Mohajer 4 test-flew on 16 February 2002. The
Saeqeh UAV was tested at the same time.Iran launched an effort to develop UAVs after the 1980-88 war with Iraq. The country has been working on several families of attack and multirole UAV. Over the years, Iranian officials have reported the deployment of target drones and such UAVs as the Mohajer-3 (also called Hodhod—"a hooded bird") and the Mohajer-4.
Variants
I. Mohajer-1
II.
III.
IV.
Mohajer-4 Use
On November 7, 2004,
Hezbollah , aLebanon -based militant and political organization, flew a Mohajer-4 over northern Israel for about 5 minutes.The UAV entered Israeli airspace at more than 100 knots and an altitude of about 1,000 feet, flew briefly over the seaside city of
Nahariya , and fell into the sea.Iran sold eight Mohajer-4s to Hezbollah, according to an unnamed Iranian Revolutionary Guards senior officer quoted by London-based Arab daily newspaper
Ash-Sharq Al-Awsat . [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/iran/mohajer.htm]ee also
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Military of Iran
*Iranian military industry
*Current Equipment of the Iranian Army
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