Qods Mohajer
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The Qods Mohajer (Persian: مهاجر, "Immigrant"; loanword is Arabic for "holy migrant" or "sacred migrant") is an Iranian single-engine tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) built by the Qods Aviation Industry Company in four main variants from the 1980s to the present day. The Mohajer family is primarily used for reconnaissance, and is among the most mature and well-known Iranian UAVs.[citation needed]
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Qods Mohajer | |
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An Iranian Mohajer-2 in 2014 | |
Role | Light/medium intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR)[1] |
National origin | Iran |
Manufacturer | Qods Aviation Industry Company, Tehran[2] |
Design group | Qods Aviation Industry Company |
First flight | 1985 |
Introduction | February 1986[citation needed] |
Status | In service |
Primary users | Iran Syria Venezuela Hezbollah |
Produced | 1980s–present |
Number built | 253 (mid-2000s)[citation needed] |
The Mohajer-1 was used during the Iran–Iraq War for battlefield surveillance. The Mohajer-2 was developed in the 1990s with improved avionics and range, and remains in service today. The Mohajer-4 is another evolutionary improvement with again improved range, endurance, and surveillance.[citation needed] The last major variant, the Mohajer-6 (UAV), is an unmanned combat aerial vehicle that carries two munitions.
The Mohajer is used by both the Iranian Army and the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC). It has been exported to Iranian allies in the Middle East and has been used in the Syrian and Iraqi civil wars. In addition, the Mohajer-2 is license-built in Venezuela as the Arpia.