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Shahed-136

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Manufacturer:Shahed Aviation IndustriesIntroduced: 2021|Status: active|Origin: Iran

DRONESPEC // SHAHED-136

2026 Strategic Capability IndexGlobal audited benchmark for this military asset domain

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FIREPOWER

MOBILITY

PROTECTION

SENSORS

COMBAT VALUE

UNIT COST

$0.0M

Platform Dossier & Identity

IDENTITY

Typedrone

Categorydrone

Country🇮🇷Iran

ContractorShahed Aviation Industries

Statusactive

Generation4 Generation

Introduced2021

Service StatusActive

Data SourceIRGC Aerospace Force / Conflict Armament Research Analysis

Defense Tech Capability Scorecard

TACTICAL AUDIT

EW SUITE

75/100

Electronic Attack & Jamming Defense

STEALTH / RCS

60/100

Radar Signature Reduction

ACTIVE PROTECTIONPASSIVE

Hard-Kill Interception

BMS BATTLE MGMTNETWORKED

Tactical Datalink Integration

Tactical Specifications Matrix

SPEC SHEET

Length3.5 m

Width2.5 m

Height0.5 m

Weight200 kg

Max Speed185 km/h

Range2,000 km

Endurance10 hrs

Ceiling4,000 m

Fuel Capacity60 L

PowerplantMD-550 50 hp four-cylinder two-stroke piston engine

Weapons & Ordnance Manifest

1 RDS AMMO

PRIMARY WEAPON

50 kg high-explosive fragmentation or shaped-charge warhead1 RDS

BOMBS & GUIDED MUNITIONS

Unitary 50 kg warhead

Avionics & Sensor Suite

SENSORS

RadarEQUIPPED

None

Fire Control (FCS)EQUIPPED

Digital Integrated Ballistic FCS

Radar Warning (RWR)NONE

No Dedicated RWR

ECM SuiteNONE

Standard Decoys Only

Thermal & FLIRNONE

Optical Day Vision Only

Sonar SuiteN/A

N/A (Non-Naval)

Supply Chain & Industrial Intel Sheet

MIB AUDIT

PRIME CONTRACTOR85% WORKSHARE

Defense Prime Contractor🇮🇷

PROPULSION SYSTEM🇮🇷

Solid Rocket Motor / Ramjet PropulsionVendor: Ursa Major TechnologiesThrust/Power: High-Thrust Solid Booster

RADAR / AVIONICS MANUFACTURER🇮🇷

Active Phased Array Guidance SeekerManufacturer: HensoldtArchitecture: RF / Radar Seeker

PRIMARY ARMAMENT VENDOR🇮🇷

High-Explosive Blast Fragmentation / Kinetic WarheadVendor: MBDAPayload: Guided Interceptor Warhead

SENSORS / OPTICS SUITE🇮🇷

Dual-Mode Infrared / Millimeter-Wave SeekerVendor: Teledyne FLIR

SECURE SEMICONDUCTORS🇹🇼

TSMCNode: 7nm High-Reliability Rad-Hard

Passive Armor & Countermeasures

SURVIVABILITY

Armor Compositionnone

CountermeasuresLow radar cross-section delta-wing composite geometry

Tactical Communications & Data Link

C4ISR

Tactical RadioAutonomous pre-programmed waypoint inertial and satellite navigation

Satellite UplinkEquipped

Tactical Data LinkStandard

Military EncryptionCommercial

Drone Capabilities & Autonomous Systems

UNMANNED

Autonomy Levelautonomous

Control Radius2,000 km

Payload Capacity50 kg

Loiter Endurance10 hrs

Swarm CapabilityYes

AI AssistedNo

Procurement & Life-Cycle Cost

COST AUDIT

Unit Purchase Cost$20,000

Annual Operating Cost$1,000

Annual Maintenance Cost$500

Operational Deployments & Operator Nations

2 Operator Nations~5,000 Active Units

Operator Nation	Deployment Status	Estimated Fleet Inventory
🇮🇷Iran	Domestic Operator	2.0Kunits
🇷🇺Russia	Export Operator	3.0Kunits

Combat History

Russo-Ukrainian War

Highly effective swarm weapon

2022
Victories: 200
Losses: 500

Performance Analysis

HUD BENCHMARK

6-Axis Telemetry Ratings0-100 SCALE

Firepower

84/100

Mobility

60/100

Protection

10/100

Sensors

40/100

Reliability

82/100

Maintainability

96/100

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Additional Intelligence Information

AUDIT LOG

Intelligence SourceIRGC Aerospace Force / Conflict Armament Research Analysis

Last Verification Date2026-10-07