Venezuela has launched drones produced with Iran’s technical assistance

Venezuela has launched drones produced with Iran’s technical assistance

This TV grab shows a Venezuelan drone, built in cooperation with Iran back in 2012. Photo Credit - PRESSTV

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This TV grab shows a Venezuelan drone, built in cooperation with Iran back in 2012. Photo Credit - PRESSTV
This TV grab shows a Venezuelan drone, built in cooperation with Iran back in 2012. Photo Credit – PRESSTV

Venezuela has launched drones produced with Iran’s technical assistance in an effort to step up the fight against drug trafficking in the Latin American country.

Israeli experts said that to the best of their knowledge the unmanned air vehicles (UAV)  are “very basic ” and have very limited operational capabilities.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro made the announcement during a ceremony, stating that the drones will be used to monitor Venezuela’s borders.

Late Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said in January 2012 that his country had manufactured its first unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), dubbed Arpia-001 (Harpy-001), in cooperation with Iranian experts.

The UAV has a 100-kilometer (60-mile) sweep and can fly solo for some 90 minutes and reach an altitude of 3,000 meters (9,000 feet).

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Iran has made important breakthroughs in its defense sector in recent years and attained self-sufficiency in producing important military equipment and systems.

Iran unveiled its latest indigenous UAV, a reconnaissance and combat drone dubbed Hamaseh (Epic) in May 2013.

On December 17, 2012, Commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC)’s Navy Rear Admiral Ali Fadavi said Iran had launched the production line of ScanEagle drones.

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