here you see a new similar to the past but still a different iranian drone
which is an absolute game changer it could be called the bomber uav among iranian
combat drones but has not been well known and popular like other models Kaman-22 of
the iran's army have some unique features that makes it totally different from other smaller
or even bigger uavs in iran hi everyone i'm shafi and welcome to the new episode of polite affairs
this time we're going to take a look at a new iranian drone iran's army unveiled Kaman-22 in
last year and it has been used in a number of drills so far this uav has an endurance which
far exists those of its rivals in the usa air force like the mq-1 predator or mq-09 reaper
the new drone closely resembles the two american aircrafts as well as the chinese wing lung series
Kaman-22 here reportedly has a range of almost 3 000 kilometers and a very high endurance of up to
24 hours and it's not the first iranian drone reportedly designed to operate at such ranges
for comparison the american predator and reaper have ranges of 1240 kilometers and 1850 kilometers
while the range of chinese wing lung lies between the two this big boy has a wingspan of 20 meters
and a length of 11 meters there is one factor though that makes the Kaman-2020 different from
other iranian drones it can carry up to 300 kilograms of munition it's also the first
drone in iran which can carry heavy laser-guided bombs while many major new weapon systems in iran
have been fielded exclusively by the country's revolutionary guard corpse which is responsible
for the large majority of overseas military operations Kaman-22 appears to be intended for the
country's air force and was developed and used by iran's army commander of the islamic republic of
iran air force brigadier general aziz nasirzadeh stated regarding the new aircraft's capabilities
command 22 is capable of carrying all types of payloads with very long flight duration
has the ability to identify monitor and collect information and photograph distant targets
Kaman-22 is hardly the first iranian drone to closely resemble the american predator's design
with the shahad 129 having a similar appearance and having been combat tested intensively against
insurgent groups in syria to support iranian forces engaged there iranian drones have proven
highly capable in combat conditions before in syria yemen in iraq Persian Gulf even in
africa although iran's defense sector is overall considered unremarkable drones are considered as
its most outstanding strength Kaman-22 will likely form a cheaper counterpart to the designs such as
Shahed-191 and was shown carrying four Sadid guided bombs also it can use the balaban glide
bombs the use of guided munitions is an effective force multiplier which allows
iranian forces to strike much more precisely and thereby reduce the need for deploying large
numbers of aircrafts although the united nations arms embargo on iran was lifted in october 2020
and iran has since been expected to place orders for new classes of high-end manned
aircrafts the strength of the country's domestic industry for producing drones
has provided an effective alternative which has somewhat reduced its need for the new foreign made
fighter aircrafts thanks for watching there are also dozens of other videos on similar issues on
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