Kaman 22 (UAV) ( fa, پهپاد کمان ۲۲) is an Iranian wide-body
unmanned combat aerial vehicle
An unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV), also known as a combat drone, colloquially shortened as drone or battlefield UAV, is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) that is used for intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance ...
(UCAV) unveiled on the 24th of February, 2021 by the
. It is said to be the country's first wide-body drone. The range of the Kaman 22 is approximately and it can carry of explosives.
[Giant Kaman 22 drones unveiled by Iran air force](_blank)
mehrnews.com, Retrieved 28 February 2021
According to
IRIAF commander
Aziz Nasirzadeh
Aziz Nasirzadeh ( fa, عزیز نصیرزاده; born 1965) is an Islamic Republic of Iran Army Brigadier General and Deputy of Chief of Staff for the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran since September 2021. He was the commander of the Is ...
, the Kaman 22 is the first domestically-manufactured wide-body combat drone in the country capable of carrying all kinds of munition.
tasnimnews.com, Retrieved 28 February 2021
See also
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* Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran
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* Defense industry of Iran
Iran's military industry manufactures and exports various types of arms and military equipment. Iran's military industry, under the command of Iran's Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics, is composed of the following main components:
S ...
* Meraj (UAV)
References
Unmanned military aircraft of Iran
Iranian military aircraft
Aircraft manufactured in Iran
Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force
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