Good pics of Iran's new Harop style suicide drone, first displayed earlier this year at the army day parade
New pod shown off. Perhaps for electronic warfare and countermeasures? Seen mounted on both Kaman-12 and Mohajer-6
Mohajer-6. Notable pics:
1: Seen for the first time with quad Hydra 70mm/Fadak 80mm rocket launcher
2: 2 Ghaem-9 under each wing, but without the wings for them attached weirdly
3: 2 Almas ATGM launchers under each wing
Accidentally deleted this: Better pic of Fotros. Appears those are not Ghaem-114, but Almas ATGM launchers
Balaban glide bombs were seen twice.
Pic 1: Karrar drone with Balaban glide bomb, and Azarakhsh dual purpose missile (can be used for A-G & A-A). Others in the back can be seen with Shafaq-3/4 missiles.
Pic-2: Balaban present underneath a Kaman-22
Karrar jet powered drones with Shafaq-3/4 missiles
Kian-2 (aka Arash) long range suicide drone, with 1000km. Can carry out anti radiation missions
Higher quality Kaman-22 picture. Balaban PGM and Shafaq missile can also bee seen here (another close up angle was posted earlier)
Here's the other side of that drone, showing it's carrying Shafaq-3/4 missiles
Seems that alongside the launcher for Hydra 70mm or Fadak 80mm rockets another munition can be carried beside. A Ghaem-5 can be carried alongside
Hopefully the launcher carries Fadak rockets, as Iran produces a guided version of them (second picture)
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Thread of everything we've seen at the second stage of the IRGC's Great Prophet 19 exercises & its side ceremonies. A lot of new equipment was seen
New Ghaem-118 anti UAV interceptor, copy? of the American Coyote Block 2/3 (ironically, originally intended to intercept cheap Iranian UAVs)
The launcher consists of 5 canisters mounted on an Aras-3 tactical vehicle
Its likely paired with this new 360° radar, akin to AN/TPQ-49
New Pirooz ATGM carriers which consist of a pop-up launcher with 4 Dehlavieh ATGMs & an EOST-8 EO/IR ball
The truck based launcher for Raad-2 loitering munitions was unveiled too, which consists of 6 canisters on an Aras-3 tactical vehicle. Around a dozen can be seen
Just before stage 2 of the Great Prophet 19 exercises, the IRGC-GF has showcased its newer drones in an exhibition. Thread on the drones seen:
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• Saber FPV, with 5km range, 15 minute flight duration, & can carry a 2kg payload. Hundreds (likely 1000+) are seen laid on a tarmac
Various AT & HE payloads can be seen, destroying a Chonma-Ho/T-62 tank, mockup personnel, & buildings. Training simulator & equipment seen too
X-wing battlefield loitering munition, akin HERO or Lancet drones:
• Saeghe-1 with 20km range, 30 minute flight duration & 1 kg warhead
• Raad-2 (formerly Rezvan) with 20 km range & 5kg warhead
Raad-3 with 100km range & 12kg warhead
The second stage of the IRGC'S Great Prophet 19 exercises has started in Southwest Iran. Soldiers from Saberin brigades were airlifted to the exercises, here's a thread of what we saw there
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We can see the followinG
• Various 4x4 & 6x6 ATVs
• Pirooz ATGM carrier/tank destroyer
• Both 12.7x99mm AM-50 Sayyad & 12.7x108mm Nasr AMRs
• Saaban-1 LMG & S-556 carbines, with RU-03 red dots & various laser sights
• Dehlavieh ATGMs
• Misagh MANPADs
• RPG-29 "Sejjil"
Soldiers loading into IL-76s. Here you can yet again see S-556 carbines with RU-03 red dots & various laser sights, which are standard for Saberin members, as well as AKS-74Us & T-5000M snipers