Shahed Saegheh
The Saegheh (English: "Thunderbolt") is an Iranian turbofan/piston-powered flying wing unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) produced by Shahed Aviation Industries. It is based on, but smaller than and substantially different from, a Lockheed Martin RQ-170 Sentinel UAV that was captured by Iran in 2011 and then reverse-engineered. It is one of two Iranian flying wing UAVs based on the RQ-170, along with the Shahed 171 Simorgh, a larger version.
| Saegheh | |
|---|---|
| A Saegheh-2 variant at a defence exhibition in Tehran. | |
| Role | Unmanned combat aerial vehicle |
| National origin | Iran |
| Manufacturer | Shahed Aviation Industries |
| First flight | November 2014 |
| Introduction | October 2016 |
| Status | In service |
| Primary user | IRGC AF |
| Produced | 2010s–present |
| Number built | 10 built, 50 planned (2019) |
The Saegheh was revealed in October 2016.
A number of western sources have expressed doubt that the Saegheh is weapons-capable, and say it is solely an ISR platform.
As of 2017, 10 Saegheh drones were in production, and Iran planned to procure at least 50 by 2025.
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