Kaman-12 (UAV)

The HESA Kaman-12 (Persian: پهپاد کمان-12) is an Iranian unmanned aerial vehicle operated by the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force. Its first flight was on 11 September 2020. The unmanned aerial vehicle possesses a speed of 200 km/h, with a range of 1,000 kilometers, and its one-way range is approximately 2,000 km.

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This UAV was first presented at the “Iqtedar-40” exhibition of defense achievements of the “Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran”, and has a speed of about 200 kilometers per hour and a flight duration of 10 hours. Among this unmanned aerial vehicle specifications are as follows:
Capability to take-off from runways with at least a length of 400 meters, possessing an operating-radius of one thousand km, the capability to carry cargoes of 100 kg and its max-weight while taking off –from the ground– is approximately 450 kg.
Another trait that has made this remote-controlled bird one of the most up-to-date UAVs is as follows: “Its 1000 kilometer flight range” and “2000 kilometer one-way range”. As well as this, Kaman-12 has a lift coefficient of 1.8, acceleration tolerance limit: of 2-5 +, a maximum weight of remotely piloted aircraft of four hundred and fifty kg, minimum (UAV) weight of 230 kg, and other features.

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