Shahed-129
Iranian medium-altitude, long-endurance reconnaissance and combat aircraft documented by US Army and NATO military references.
- Country / region
- Iran
- Programme status
- In service / use documented
- Sources reviewed
- 21 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Air
- System type
- Multirole aircraft
- Developer / manufacturer
- Shahed Aviation Industries Research Center
- Origin / production countries
- Iran
- Other names
- No additional names recorded
- Variants / configurations
- Shahed-123 is an earlier related design, not a confirmed interchangeable variant.
- Operators / programme customers
- Iran — Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Evidence & current status
Service status follows military reference recognition; no current fleet count or performance test independently established.
Role & capabilities
- Long-endurance reconnaissance
- Reusable multirole aircraft
Specifications in context
- Airframe
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Launch / recovery
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Propulsion
- Single-engine aircraft
US Army equipment description.
Source - Dimensions
- 16 m wingspan; 8 m length; 3.1 m height
Historic JAPCC reference; batch not specified.
Source - Mass
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Endurance
- 24 hours
Published reference value, not independently timed here.
Source - Range
- 2,000 km
Reference says range; control radius not defined.
Source - Speed
- 150 km/h cruise
Historic reference value.
Source - Altitude
- 7,300 m ceiling
Historic reference value.
Source - Payload
- 400 kg
Reference payload figure; configuration unspecified.
Source - Sensors
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source - Communications / navigation
- Not established in the reviewed public sources.
Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.
Source