Gaza / Shahed-149
Large Iranian multirole drone presented in official reporting; performance and service claims need independent corroboration.
- Country / region
- Iran
- Programme status
- Reported / unverified
- Sources reviewed
- 20 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Air
- System type
- Multirole aircraft
- Developer / manufacturer
- Iranian defence industry / IRGC programme
- Origin / production countries
- Iran
- Other names
- Shahed-149; Gaza UAV
- Variants / configurations
- See the named configuration and evidence notes
- Operators / programme customers
- IRGC — exercise use claimed in official reporting
Evidence & current status
Claims derive from an archived official-media account, not independent tests. Range terminology is contradictory; the public programme should not be read as verified fleet-wide capability.
Role & capabilities
- Multirole aircraft
Specifications in context
- Airframe
- Large fixed-wing multirole aircraft, as officially presented
Attributed public-source description; not independent performance certification.
Source ↗ - Launch / recovery
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Propulsion
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Dimensions
- 22 m wingspan, official claim
Attributed public-source description; not independent performance certification.
Source ↗ - Mass
- 3,100 kg take-off weight, official claim
Attributed public-source description; not independent performance certification.
Source ↗ - Endurance
- 35 hours, official claim
Attributed public-source description; not independent performance certification.
Source ↗ - Range
- Unresolved: the same official account mentions 1,000 km range and approximately 4,000 km radius
Conflicting terminology; neither figure is treated as verified operational reach.
Source ↗ - Speed
- 350 km/h cruise, official claim
Attributed public-source description; not independent performance certification.
Source ↗ - Altitude
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Payload
- At least 500 kg, official claim
Attributed public-source description; not independent performance certification.
Source ↗ - Sensors
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
Source ↗ - Communications / navigation
- Not established from the reviewed public sources.
Public data gap; no estimate or neighbouring variant value substituted.
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