Qods Mohajer-6

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Mohajer-6
Role Multirole, including
ISR and air-to-ground strike[1]
National origin Iran
Manufacturer Qods Aviation Industry Company
Design group Qods Aviation Industry Company
Status In service
Primary user Iran
Produced February 2018[2]
Number built 210 as of September 2022[citation needed]

The Mohajer-6 (

precision-guided munitions
.

The Mohajer-6 was unveiled in April 2016

IRGC Aerospace Force.[6] The drone has also been delivered to the Iranian Army.[4]

Design

The Mohajer-6 has a rectangular fuselage, an upwards-sloping nose, twin tailbooms, a top-mounted horizontal stabilizer, uncanted wingtips, straight wings mounted high and to the rear of the body, and air intakes on the top and bottom of the engine. The Mohajer-6 is controlled by two elevators on the horizontal stabilizer, rudders on the vertical stabilizers, and two flaps per wing. Unlike other Mohajer variants, it has a three-bladed propeller. According to a specification sheet provided by the Iran Ministry of Defense, the Mohajer-6 has a wingspan of 10 meters and is 5.67 meters long.[7] It is similar in shape to the Selex ES Falco.

As with other members of the Mohajer family, the Mohajer-6 is made of composite.[8]

A Mohaher-6 with a Qaem missile under the wing

The Mohajer-6 has fixed tricycle landing gear, which underwent changes between the unveiling ceremony in 2017 and mass production in 2018, perhaps to accommodate more weight.[9] It is launched and recovered via runway takeoff/landing.[10]

It has a fixed, forward-facing camera for navigation and a gimbal on the chin for a

electronic warfare payloads.[11]

In August 2022, the Mohajer-6 was reported to be equipped with the Almas missile.[12]

Performance

The Mohajer-6 has a maximum takeoff weight of 600–670 kg and can carry about 100–150 kg in armaments, depending on model. The ground control station of Mohajer-6 has 200–500 km range. It has a maximum speed of 200 km/h, an endurance of 12 hours, and a 16,000-18,000 ft (4600-5500 m) ceiling.[13][14]

Multiple sources say that although the Mohajer-6 is designed by Qods Aviation, it is manufactured by Qods' longtime rival, Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industries Corporation (HESA).[6] Both Qods and HESA are subsidiaries of Iran's state-owned Aerospace Industries Organization.

Specifications

Specifications of Mohajer-6 from Qods Aviations and Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industries (HESA):

Although the manufacturing company did not officially release the specifications and announcements for Mohajer-6, according to the information published by Iran's domestic news agencies, the specifications for two models are reported in June 2017 and August 2022 as follows.[15][13]

General characteristics
  • Crew: 2 per ground control station
  • Length: 7.5 m (24 ft 7 in)
  • Wing span: 10 m (32 ft 10 in)
  • Max. take-off mass: 600/670 kg (1,323/1,477 lb)
  • Payload: 100/150 kg (220/330 lb)
  • Powerplant: 1 × 115 hp Water-cooled 4-stroke internal combustion engine, either Austrian Rotax 914 or indigenous engine from HESA)[16]
  • Propeller: 3-bladed
  • Fuel type: gasoline (petrol)
Performance
  • Maximum speed: 200 km/h (110 knots)
  • Cruise speed: 130 km/h (70 knots)
  • Radius of action: 2,000/2400 km (1,080/1,300 nmi)
  • Ground Communication range: 200-500 kilometres (130/312 mi)
  • Service ceiling: 25,000 ft (7,600 m)
  • Operational altitude: 16,000/18,000 ft (4,876/5,486 m)
  • Endurance: 12 hours
Armaments

Four slots for guided missiles or bombs under the wings and two slots under the main fuselage.

The armament mounting and launching system of Mohajer-6 is similar to many other UAV models operating within the Iranian armed forces and many types of air-to-ground, air to air missiles, guided rockets, guided mortars, electronic countermeasure and radar detection and warning pods can be used with Mohajer-6 ammunition launching system.

Operational history

Some Mohajer-6s were reported to be based at Qeshm Island.[17]

In July 2019, Iran used the Mohajer-6 against

PJAK militants.[18] The Mohajer-6 has reportedly been used against Jaish ul-Adl in 2023.[19]

In September 2022, a Russian

Invasion of Ukraine.[20] In the same month, Iran had also used the drone to attack Kurdish political party headquarters in Iraqi Kurdistan
.

Iran has supplied these drones to the Sudanese Army during the 2023 War in Sudan.[21] It has been allegedly used during the Battle of Khartoum.[22]

Operators

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Notes

  1. ^ For unknown reasons most of the Mohajer-6s displayed at Iran's mass production announcement in 2018 had no hardpoints.[2]

External links

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