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Choose up to three systems. Specifications retain their source and configuration; missing information is left undisclosed.

Fotros

Iranian long-endurance reconnaissance and combat programme recognised in military references; current fleet and production configuration remain unclear.

Country / region
Iran
Programme status
See profile
Sources reviewed
21 Sept 2026
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Primary domain
Air
System type
Multirole aircraft
Developer / manufacturer
Iranian defence aviation industry; exact industrial mapping 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

The reference reports acceptance, but a current operator-specific delivery and production standard were not resolved. Manufacturer field intentionally avoids an unsupported exact corporate mapping.

Role & capabilities

  • Reported long-endurance reconnaissance
  • Reported combat payload role

Specifications in context

Airframe
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Launch / recovery
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Propulsion
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Dimensions
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Mass
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Endurance
16–30 hours

Historical published interval, configuration unresolved.

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Range
2,000 km

Historical reference; range definition unspecified.

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Speed
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Altitude
7,600 m

Historical reference ceiling.

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Payload
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Sensors
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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Communications / navigation
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

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