Back صاعقة (طائرة دون طيار) Arabic Saegheh (PUA) Azerbaijani Shahed Saegheh Spanish صاعقه (پهپاد) Persian HESA Saegheh-2 (drone) French סאעקה (כטב"ם) HE サーエゲ (無人航空機) Japanese Shahed Saegheh Ukrainian Shahed Saegheh Uzbek
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| A Saegheh-2[1] variant at a defence exhibition in Tehran. | |
| Role | Unmanned combat aerial vehicle |
| National origin | Iran |
| Manufacturer | Shahed Aviation Industries[2] |
| First flight | November 2014[3] |
| Introduction | October 2016 |
| Status | In service |
| Primary user | IRGC AF |
| Produced | 2010s–present |
| Number built | 10 built, 50 planned (2019)[4] |
| Developed from | RQ-170 Sentinel |
The Shahed Saegheh (English: "Thunderbolt"), also called the Shahed 191, is an Iranian turbofan/piston-powered flying wing unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) produced by Shahed Aviation Industries.[2] It is based on, but smaller than and substantially different from, a Lockheed Martin RQ-170 Sentinel UAV that was captured by Iran in 2011 and then reverse-engineered.[5] It is one of two Iranian flying wing UAVs based on the RQ-170, along with the Shahed 171 Simorgh, a larger version.
The Saegheh was revealed in October 2016.[6]
The drones can carry two Sadid-1 missiles, externally for the Saegheh-1, and internally for the Saegheh-2.[7][8]
As of 2017, 10 Saegheh drones were in production, and Iran planned to procure at least 50 by 2025.[2]
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- ^ a b c Taghvaee, Babak (Jul 27, 2017). "Shahed 129 Heads Iran's Armed UAV Force". Aviation Week & Space Technology.
- ^ "Pentagon claims Iran's copy of captured US Sentinel drone 'inferior' to original - World news - The Guardian". Theguardian.com. 4 December 2014. Archived from the original on 4 December 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
- ^ "Shahed 129 Heads Iran's Armed UAV Force | Aviation Week Network".
- ^ "Iran builds attack drone similar to captured US model, local media say". The Guardian. 2 October 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
- ^ Cenciotti, David (2 October 2016). "Iran unveils new UCAV modeled on captured U.S. RQ-170 stealth drone".
- ^ Nikolov, Boyko (12 June 2023). "CIA's RQ-170 UAV could usher in a new series of Russian drones". Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ Roblin, Sebastien (14 September 2021). "Your Guide to Iran's Diverse Fleet of Combat Drones". The National Interest. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
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