Shahed-149 Gaza
The Shahed-149 Gaza is Iran's largest known MALE (medium-altitude, long-endurance) unmanned aerial vehicle, unveiled in 2023. It is designed for long-duration intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions as well as strike operations with an endurance exceeding 24 hours. The aircraft can carry multiple precision-guided munitions under its wings, and Iran claims it has satellite communication capability for beyond-line-of-sight operations. Also known as Gaza drone, Shahed 149, HESA Shahed-149.
Shahed-149
Category
Drone / UAV
Range
2000km
Status
Active
Origin
IR
Operators
Iran
Designation: Shahed-149
Overview
The Shahed-149 Gaza is Iran's largest known MALE (medium-altitude, long-endurance) unmanned aerial vehicle, unveiled in 2023. It is designed for long-duration intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions as well as strike operations with an endurance exceeding 24 hours. The aircraft can carry multiple precision-guided munitions under its wings, and Iran claims it has satellite communication capability for beyond-line-of-sight operations.
Technical specification
Range
2000 km
Warhead
500 kg
Length
12 m
Weight
3200 kg
Speed
Mach 0.28
Mach
Mach 0.28
Max altitude
10.7 km
Propulsion
turbofan
Guidance
inertial, gps, electro optical
Country of origin
IR
Year introduced
2023
Status
In service