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Iran has unveiled its new Shahin-1 kamikaze drone. The Iranian drone is very similar to the American Switchblade-600 drone. The Shahin-1 is a stray munition designed to detect, track and engage targets identified by the operator. Presumably, it is designed in the same way as the American Switchblade-600, with an oblong body with a warhead […]
The White House said that Iran could once again provide military support to Russia and supply short-range ballistic missiles Fateh-110 and Ababil. During his briefing on November 21, 2023, White House National Security Council Coordinator John Kirby said that Iran may be preparing to take “a step further” in its support of Russia and provide […]
The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Space Force has unveiled an updated Fattah 2 missile, which is called hypersonic. This was reported by the state-run IRNA. The latest achievements of Iran in aerospace technologies were demonstrated at the Ashura University of Aerospace Science and Technology. Among other things, the Fattah 2 missile was shown. It […]
Iran tests the Shahed-171 drone. Unlike the Shahed-136, it is equipped with a jet engine. The new drone does not need a launcher to take off. He takes off from an ordinary pickup truck. Footage of the latest UAV test was published in X by the OSINTNic investigator. In addition to the tests, the video […]
Iran has amassed enriched uranium stockpiles sufficient to build several nuclear bombs and refuses to comply with UN demands. This is stated in the IAEA’s internal reports, which were obtained by Reuters. Iran already has 128.3 kg of uranium enriched to 60%, and if further enriched to 90%, this will be enough to produce three […]
Iranian engineers continue to improve the Shahed-136. Not long ago, they installed a jet engine in a barrage munition. Recently it became known that the kamikaze UAV also received an optical station. It is used to guide it to the target. The modernized drone was featured in the documentary Parchamdar. The footage shows a Shahed-136 […]
The United States regularly uses MQ-9 Reaper multi-purpose drones in the Middle East. This year, Russian planes damaged two UAVs, but they managed to return to base. But the Houthis, supported by Iran, managed to sink one Reaper in the Red Sea. Iranian-controlled media were the first to report the destruction of the UAV. Then […]
During the Eghtedar 1402 military exercises, the Iranian army successfully tested new Fateh and Sina kamikaze drones. This became known from IRNA correspondents. The new kamikaze drones were used by airborne assault units to hit static targets within a 10 km radius. The warhead of the Fateh drone weighs 1 kg, and the Sina drone […]
Iran has reportedly successfully tested a fighter drone that can launch air-to-air missiles. To prove it, a video was even published showing an existing and practiced Karrar UAV with an AD-08 missile from the Majid short-range anti-aircraft missile system shooting down an air target in the form of another drone. Iran is testing UAVs with […]
During the military exercises, the Iranian army demonstrated UAVs included in the air defense forces this year. About 200 aircraft involved in the exercise hit 54 targets. According to the material published by the Iranian ANA news agency, the exercises began on October 2. During the exercises, the Iranian military demonstrated several new UAVs. During […]