Ababil-3
Iranian runway-operated reconnaissance aircraft with government-reference identification and an operator-reported 2023 exercise appearance.
- Country / region
- Iran
- Programme status
- In service / use documented
- Sources reviewed
- 21 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Air
- System type
- Reconnaissance aircraft
- Developer / manufacturer
- Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company (HESA)
- Origin / production countries
- Iran
- Other names
- No additional names recorded
- Variants / configurations
- Not distinguished in reviewed sources
- Operators / programme customers
- Iran — Army exercise use reported
Evidence & current status
Service evidence is a dated operator statement; public fleet totals and export variants are not independently established.
Role & capabilities
- Reconnaissance imagery
- Automatic and operator-controlled flight
Specifications in context
- Airframe
- Twin-boom, H-tail fixed wing
ODIN description.
Source - Launch / recovery
- Runway take-off and landing
Wheeled aircraft configuration.
Source - Propulsion
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Dimensions
- 5 m span; 3.5 m length; 1 m height
Historic JAPCC reference.
Source - Mass
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Endurance
- 4 hours
Historic JAPCC reference.
Source - Range
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Speed
- 200 km/h
Reference does not define flight condition.
Source - Altitude
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Payload
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Sensors
- Forward camera and rotating imaging installation
Reference describes thermal/night imaging; production standard not specified.
Source - Communications / navigation
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source