Farpad (drone)
| Farpad | |
|---|---|
| |
| Hand-launched UAV | |
| Role | |
| Manufacturer | Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Forces |
| Designer | Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Forces |
| Introduction | 3 October 2019 (Unveiling) |
| Primary user | Iran |
Farpad (drone) (Persian: پهپاد فرپاد) is an Iranian hand-launched unmanned aerial vehicle;[1][2][3] which was unveiled by Iranian Army[4][5] during the military drills underway in Iran’s strategic southeastern areas.
Name[]
This domestically-manufactured drone, dubbed ‘Farpad,’ (فرپاد)[6][7][8] is considered as the latest surveillance-aircraft of its sort to join the battery of Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Forces (NEZAJA), the acronym derived from the Persian name of the Army’s Ground Forces.[citation needed]
Abilities[]
This hand-launched unmanned aerial vehicle can fly as far as[9][10][11] twenty kilometers (equivalent to twelve miles) for a period of time – in 45 minutes. Farpad's weight is approximately 4 kg. This drone is utilized in reconnaissance missions and is able of either storing-information or transferring-data via online connection. In case of jamming --attacks-- by the enemy, this unmanned aerial vehicle would be returned to the (war) base, by utilizing its specific autopilot.[citation needed]
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References[]
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- ^ Iranian Army equips operational units with modern hand-launched drones tehrantimes.com, Retrieved 7 October 2020
- ^ Farpad UAV; Iranian hand-launched UAV yjc.ir, Retrieved 7 October 2020
- ^ The new model of "Farpad" UAV has been provided to the operational units hamshahrionline.ir, Retrieved 7 October 2020
- ^ The new model of "Farpad" UAV has been provided to the operational units isna.ir, Retrieved 7 October 2020
- ^ Farpad UAV, Iranian UAV donya-e-eqtesad.com, Retrieved 7 October 2020
- ^ Farpad drone has reached mass production defapress.ir, Retrieved 7 October 2020
- ^ The latest Iranian hand-launched UAV called "Farpad" became operational + features and images tasnimnews.com, Retrieved 7 October 2020
- ^ Upgraded reconnaissance drone delivered to Iranian Army mehrnews.com, Retrieved 7 October 2020
- ^ A new example of the "Farpad" drone ordered by the army irinn.ir, Retrieved 7 October 2020
- ^ UAV Farpad mashreghnews.ir, Retrieved 7 October 2020
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