Shahed drones

A Shahed Saegheh-2 variant

Shahed drones are unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) and loitering munitions (exploding kamikaze drones) developed by Iranian company Shahed Aviation Industries.[1] The drones have been claimed to be made of commercial components.[2]

"Shahed" translates from both Persian and Arabic to "witness".[3]

  1. ^ Finnerty, Ryan (28 September 2023). "Washington attempts to disrupt Iranian UAV supply chain". www.flightglobal.com. Flight Global. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  2. ^ Boffey, Daniel (27 September 2023). "Revealed: Europe's role in the making of Russia killer drones". The Guardian. Retrieved 18 April 2024.
  3. ^ "AP Exclusive: Iran's drone first over US carrier since 2014". AP. 10 February 2016.