Iran tests drone 'suicide bombings'

Iran's military says it has launched a drone bomber during a drill in the Strait of Hormuz strategic strait, the entrance to the Persian Gulf.

Gen. Ahmad Reza Pourdastan, commander of Iran's ground forces, described the special drone as "a mobile bomb" and was designed to attack aerial targets on the ground. and at sea. However, he did not reveal the name of the drone.

Iran's Kayhan newspaper said the drone was called Yasir , while an online news site called it the Raad . The officials of the country do not comment on this information.

The drone Yasir was first introduced last year. At that time, it can fly continuously for 10 hours and take photos 360 degrees. Western analysts claim that Yasir is a modified version of the ScanEagle, a scare drone of the United States. Iran said in December 2012 that at least three Boeing-designed ScanEagle drills had been detained because they violated Iranian airspace in the Persian Gulf. Earlier, it was reported that Iran is building a drone bomb Raad-85, which is designed to hit the target and then detonate the warhead that it carries.

Iran regularly brags on advanced self-made products in the aviation industry. Shahed-129, the country's most modern drone, has access to almost all Middle Eastern countries, including Israel. This drone has a range of up to 1700km and is capable of flying 24 hours continuously. It is capable of carrying eight bombs or missiles and can attack both fixed and mobile targets.

Iranian military exercises that are performed six days in an area of 527.000km ² Strait of Hormuz near the strait, the main highway of the oil sector, one fifth of its oil supply to the world passes through the strait .