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Mohajer-10

Iranian long-endurance multirole aircraft unveiled in August 2023; published performance remains an official claim, with current operational acceptance unresolved.

Role & capabilities

  • Announced intelligence collection
  • Announced multirole payload
Concept / announcedConcept / announced
Primary domain
Air
System type
Multirole aircraft
Developer / manufacturer
Iranian Ministry of Defence programme; industrial attribution unresolved
Origin / production countries
Iran
Other names
No additional names recorded
Variants / configurations
Not distinguished in reviewed sources
Operators / programme customers
Not identified in reviewed sources

Evidence & current status

A directly reported official unveiling establishes identity. Current operational status and industrial attribution require stronger primary documentation.

Mohajer-10 was publicly unveiled by Iran’s defence establishment on 22 August 2023 during Defence Industry Day in Tehran. State broadcaster Press TV’s ceremony report describes a multirole aircraft intended to carry intelligence and electronic-warfare equipment as well as a combat payload. Its published endurance, speed and payload figures are claims associated with that unveiling, rather than independently measured results.

The designation places it within the Mohajer programme, but it should not be treated as an updated specification sheet for Mohajer-6. A new model name does not by itself establish completed production, delivery numbers or routine service. The sources reviewed for this record did not resolve a subsequent, model-specific operational acceptance milestone.

The launch report describes the distance figure as an operational radius. This profile preserves that wording rather than converting it into a verified communications radius, total route length or ferry range. It also avoids dimension estimates derived from photographs. Current dimensions, mass and sensor model remain open research fields. The programme is included because its public unveiling is documented; its maturity label remains conservative until a clearer operator delivery or flight-test record can support a stronger status.

Sourced specifications

Figures apply to the named configuration. Maximum values are not guaranteed operating performance.

SpecificationReported valueContext & source
AirframeNot established in the reviewed public sources.Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted. Source ↗
Launch / recoveryNot established in the reviewed public sources.Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted. Source ↗
PropulsionNot established in the reviewed public sources.Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted. Source ↗
DimensionsNot established in the reviewed public sources.Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted. Source ↗
MassNot established in the reviewed public sources.Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted. Source ↗
Endurance24 hours claimedAugust 2023 unveiling claim. Source ↗
Range2,000 km claimed operational radiusSource wording; definition and validation unresolved. Source ↗
Speed210 km/h maximum claimedAugust 2023 claim. Source ↗
Altitude7,000 m claimedUnveiling account; not independently validated. Source ↗
Payload300 kg maximum claimedUnveiling account; simultaneous performance not established. Source ↗
SensorsNot established in the reviewed public sources.Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted. Source ↗
Communications / navigationNot established in the reviewed public sources.Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted. Source ↗

Documented milestones

  1. Public unveiling

    Defence Industry Day ceremony in Tehran introduces the aircraft.

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Publication history

  • — Added in the September 2026 global coverage review, with sources, configuration limits and explicit data gaps.

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Follow the evidence

Source types identify who makes the claim. Programme milestones and supplier statements should be read in context.

  1. Press TV — defence-ministry unveiling and declared figures, 22 August 2023 (opens in a new tab)State media reporting official programme claims

Explore the connections

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6 original research topics reviewed: 0 resolved, 6 partially resolved and 0 still open. The remaining register identifies specific evidence needs.

Reviewed 21 Sept 2026Read