Iran now has armed versions of its Ababil-3 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), it was revealed during an 18 April ceremony held to mark the delivery of three types of unmanned aircraft to the military. The Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL) released photographs showing a hangar at the Aerospace Industries Organisation facility in Isfahan with 11 Ababil-3s, one of which was carrying a television-guided munition on a hardpoint under its wing. This appeared to be a member of the Ghaem family of small guided bombs that has previously been seen on Mohajer-6 UAVs. Iranian television showed an Ababil-3 with a different livery apparently carrying out an air strike against an old tank using a munition labelled as a Ghaem. The MODAFL cited Defence Minister Amir Hatami as saying the Ababil-3 has a 150 km range. The two other types of unmanned aircraft were identified as the Karrar and the 'multi-role jet'.
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