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Monday, June 11, 2012

Indigenous drones to be dispatched to all regions in Iran: Official

Ababil UAVManaging Director of the Iranian Defense Ministry Aviation Industries Organization Manouchehr Manteqi has underlined Iran's capabilities in the production of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), saying the aircraft can fly the country's skies round-the-clock, Press TV reported.

Speaking at a ceremony in Tehran on Sunday, Manteqi said that by the end of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 20) UAVs can be sent off to any region in the country.

In past years, Iran has developed a number of variants of the indigenous remotely-piloted Ababil aircraft, including the tactical Ababil-5 for medium-range reconnaissance and surveillance missions, the Ababil-T for short/medium-range attack missions, and also the Ababil-B and -S.

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