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Ababil

Country of Origin: Iran

The Ababil (Swallow) is an Iranian-developed uncrewed aerial vehicle. There are several variants, which are optimized for a range of missions.

The UAV's wing is mounted under the rear of the fuselage and has a very shallow taper. A canard with a similar planform located above the fuselage well forward balances the aircraft. The target drone has a single tail; the strike variant is twin-tailed.

The vehicle is driven by a single pusher propeller. It is propelled into the air using...

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