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Mohajer-4 / Hodhod

Iranian composite tactical reconnaissance aircraft with a distinct airframe and later Mohajer-4B developments.

Country / region
Iran
Programme status
In service / use documented
Sources reviewed
21 Sept 2026
In service / use documentedIn service / use documented
Primary domain
Air
System type
Reconnaissance aircraft
Developer / manufacturer
Qods Aviation Industries
Origin / production countries
Iran
Other names
Hodhod
Variants / configurations
Mohajer-4 — baseline; Mohajer-4B — revised airframe; separate specification required
Operators / programme customers
Iran — Army and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

Evidence & current status

US government reference provides historical service and configuration evidence. Present inventory and export identities require further operator documentation.

Role & capabilities

  • Tactical reconnaissance
  • Video imagery

Specifications in context

Airframe
Composite, twin-boom configuration

Baseline description.

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Launch / recovery
Skid or parachute recovery

Recovery options described by ODIN.

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Propulsion
Piston engine with rear propeller

Baseline reference.

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Dimensions
3.64 m length; 5.3 m span

Baseline Mohajer-4, ODIN reference.

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Mass
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Endurance
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Range
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Speed
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Altitude
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Payload
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Sensors
Navigation and surveillance cameras; infrared fit unresolved

The reference explicitly notes disagreement over infrared capability.

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Communications / navigation
Preprogrammed flight with radio updates

ODIN reference; current installation not established.

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