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| HESA Karrar | |
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| Karrar UAV seen at the 8th International Iran Air Show on Kish Island in the Persian Gulf. | |
| Role | Multirole[1] |
| National origin | Iran |
| Manufacturer | Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company (HESA) |
| Introduction | 2010 |
| Status | In production[2] |
| Primary users | Iran Hezbollah |
| Produced | 2010 |
| Developed from | Beechcraft MQM-107 Streaker |
The HESA Karrar (Persian: کرار) is an Iranian jet-powered target drone manufactured by Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company (HESA) since 2010. The Karrar is a derivative of the American 1970s-era Beechcraft MQM-107 Streaker target drone, probably incorporating elements from the South African Skua, with hardpoints added for munitions. The Karrar was developed during the Ahmadinejad presidency.[3]
As a target drone, the Karrar is used to train air-defense crews by simulating an aerial target. The Karrar is regularly spotted at Iranian air-defense drills, and is believed to be the replacement for Iran's aging American-built MQM-107 target drones.[4] Karrar jet unmanned-aerial-vehicles are recently equipped with Shahab-e-Saqeb (missile) and with the Majid heat-seeking 8 km range missile in order to hit air targets.[5][6][7][8][9][10]
- ^ Iran Military Power (PDF). Defense Intelligence Agency. 2019. p. 68. ISBN 978-0-16-095157-2.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
iaiawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Adam Rawnsley [@arawnsley] (20 Jul 2018). "First off, Karrar is not a UCAV. Yes, yes, I know Iranian propaganda has billed it as a UCAV but it was rolled out during the Ahmadinejad era when lots of silly claims were made about Iran's drone capabilities" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Adam Rawnsley on Twitter". Twitter. 18 May 2018.
- ^ Introduction of Shahab Saqeb defense missile + images fardanews.com, Retrieved 11 January 2021
- ^ Shahab Saqeb defense missile (+ photo) asriran.com, Retrieved 11 January 2021
- ^ Iran Successfully Tests New Homegrown Missile System in Drill tasnimnews.com, Retrieved 11 January 2021
- ^ "Iran's Karrar Drone Armed with Air-to-Air Missiles". Tasnim News Agency. 2023-10-05. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
- ^ "Iranian Jet-Powered Drone Armed with New Air-Based Missile". Tasnim News Agency. 2023-10-22. Retrieved 2023-10-31.
- ^ "Iranian Air Defense Gets Interceptor Drone Armed with AAM". Tasnim News Agency. 2023-12-10. Retrieved 2023-12-11.