STORY: Iran's army receives new homegrown drones
SHOOTING TIME: Jan. 23, 2024
DATELINE: Jan. 25, 2024
LENGTH: 00:00:45
LOCATION: Tehran
CATEGORY: MILITARY

SHOTLIST:
1. various of the drones

STORYLINE:

The Iranian army received a large number of domestically developed reconnaissance and combat drones in a ceremony on Tuesday.
   
The ceremony was attended by Iranian Army's Chief Commander Abdolrahim Mousavi and Defense Minister Mohammad-Reza Ashtiani, according to a statement published on the army's public relations website.
   
Among the delivered unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were the multipurpose Ababil-4 and Ababil-5, Arash, Bavar (Faith) and Karrar jet-powered target drones, the statement said.
   
It added the Ababil-4 and Ababil-5 UAVs were capable of carrying out different kinds of reconnaissance and surveillance, patrol, electronic warfare, data gathering and aerial combat missions, saying the Arash and Bavar drones could be used for suicide operations within long ranges and with pinpoint accuracy.
   
According to the statement, the Karrar drones can be employed in various combat and tracking missions.
   
The army said the new UAVs had been equipped with self-protection and anti-electronic warfare as well as homegrown multiple navigation systems and smart precision-guided weapons.
   
Speaking at the ceremony, the defense minister said the delivery of the drones would improve the army's combat capabilities.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tehran.
(XHTV)