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Shahed-149 Gaza super-heavy drone

Three important achievements of the IRGC in the field of UAVs and defense were unveiled in the presence of Major General Hossein Salami, Commander-in-Chief of the IRGC. On the eve of the 3rd of Khordad, the day of "Resistance, Sacrifice and Victory", in a ceremony attended by Maj. Gen. Hossein Salami, Commander-in-Chief of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, and Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, Commander of the IRGC Air Force, from three The important and strategic defense and military achievement of the IRGC in the field of UAVs and defense was unveiled.

Unveiling of the all-Iranian surface-to-air missile system "9D", which has the ability to deal with all kinds of threats at close range such as cruise, aircraft bombs and various drones and their destruction, as well as "Quds" radar system with the ability to deploy and move quickly Another achievement unveiled by the IRGC Commander-in-Chief.

The Israeli media was preoccupied 25 March 2025 with the Iranian Air Force revealing a drone bearing the name Gaza. It was considered that the plane, which can carry 13 bombs and fly a distance of more than two thousand and two hundred kilometers, constitutes a strategic danger to Israel. For Israel, the drone war was considered an important war when the Israeli occupation and its successor, the United States, possessed this technology and excelled in it, but it became more important after the Islamic Republic of Iran began to excel in this technology with forty models of Iranian-produced drones.

The Israeli media was busy with Iran’s announcement of an advanced drone bearing the name Gaza and carrying a set of military characteristics that made the Israeli media consider the plane a strategic threat to the Israeli entity because of the capabilities of this plane, whether technological or offensive. The Israeli media described the plane, which is considered an improved model of the Shahed 126, as a new tool in the hands of the Iranian army .

The Israeli press was also busy listing the features of this plane, which was destroyed by Israeli planes. According to the Jerusalem Post and “Israel Hayom” newspapers, the plane can carry 13 bombs and can fly for 35 continuous hours with a range of up to 2,200 kilometers and a speed of 350 km. Kilometers per hour. These features are what prompted the Israeli media to say that the Israeli entity is in the range of Iranian technology, directly or indirectly.

The Gaza super-heavy and wide-body drone with a variety of missions in the areas of surveillance, combat, reconnaissance and flight duration of 35 hours was the first defense achievement of the IRGC that General Salami visited the construction process. This heavy drone is capable of carrying 13 bombs up to an operational radius of 2,000 kilometers on a combat mission, as well as carrying 500 kilograms of various information and signal gathering equipment. With the addition of this drone to the drone fleet of the IRGC Air Force, the ability of intelligence aristocracy and operations to counter enemy threats will be developed and upgraded. Therefore report; In addition to military and defense applications, the Gaza UAV can carry out missions in forest monitoring, rescue operations and disaster relief, such as floods and earthquakes.

During the unveiling ceremony of a number of achievements in the field of drones and air defense, attended by the Commander of the Revolutionary Guard, Major General Hossein Salami, Zadeh said: “Today, with the grace of God and the efforts of scientists and specialists in the country, we are witnessing the unveiling of three strategic and important achievements that have been achieved in Under conditions of prohibition and maximum pressure from the enemy." He added that "with the discovery of the Gaza drone, the level of drones improved in Iran."

Zada spoke about the characteristics of the "Gaza" and explained that "the Gaza is capable of flying up to 35,000 feet with 35 hours of flying time, and it is capable of carrying 13 bombs on operational missions, as well as in reconnaissance and intelligence surveillance missions, covering a radius of 500 km." Zada also indicated that "at the end of this Iranian year ending on March 20, 2022, the operational and technical progress tests will be completed, and they will officially enter service next year."

The Commander of the Space Force spoke about the capabilities and features of the "Quds" radar system, and said: "We used previous experience of making radars in this system, and the feature of the radar" may "detect stealth aircraft in a radius of up to 500 km, and one of the features of it is rapid spread and movement.