The Raad 85 (Thunder 85) (Also R'ad 85, Ra'ad 85, etc) is an Iranian
loitering munition
A loitering munition, also known as a suicide drone, kamikaze drone, or exploding drone, is a weapon with a warhead that is typically designed to Loiter (aeronautics), loiter until a target is designated, then crash into it.Qods Aviation for the Iranian Army Ground Force. It is an unmanned "suicide drone" that is remotely guided to its target by a human operator. It is designed to be operated in an electronic warfare environment.
General
Ahmad Reza Pourdastan
Ahmad Reza Pourdastan () is an Iranian general serving as the head of the Strategic Studies and Research Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army. Previously he was the Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Army of Iran.
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of the
Iranian Armed Forces
The Iranian Armed Forces, officially the Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces, are the combined military forces of Iran, comprising the Islamic Republic of Iran Army (''Artesh''), the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (''Sepah'') and the Polic ...
has stated, "This drone is like a mobile bomb, and is capable of destroying fixed and mobile targets."
In 2015, five Ra’ad-85 drones were used to strike an
Ahrar Al-Sham
Harakat Ahrar al-Sham al-Islamiyya (), commonly referred to as Ahrar al-Sham, was a coalition of multiple Sunni Islamist units that coalesced into a single brigade and later a division in order to fight against the Syrian Government led by Bas ...
military base in Syria’s Idlib province, as part of the Syrian Civil War.
Specifications
Ceiling: 11000 ft
Top Speed: 250 km/h
Combat radius: 100 km
Avionics: transmitting imagery