Iran: Satellite imagery shows the extent of Iran’s locally-manufactured drone fleet


Issue 1125 - 06 May 2021 | 1 minute read

Recently released imagery captured by the WorldView-2 satellite on 4 January has shown the scale of a major drone exercise held at Semnan, 180km east of Tehran, at the start of the year. The imagery shows more than 150 drones on the flight-line ready to participate; more than 15 types of short- and long-range drones can be identified.

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