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Iranian target drone
HESA Karrar
Karrar UAV seen at the 8th International Iran Air Show on Kish Island in the Persian Gulf.
Role
Multirole[1]
Type of aircraft
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 iaia was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^Adam Rawnsley [@arawnsley] (July 20, 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
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