Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) has unveiled its newest suicide attack drone, dubbed Me’raj 532, designed and manufactured in Iran.
The head of the Research and Self-Sufficiency Jihad Organization of the IRGC Ground Force, General Ali Kouhestani, told the state terror group-related news agency Tasnim that the new unmanned aerial vehicle, dubbed “Me’raj-532”, has been tested successfully.
According to the general, the homegrown suicide drone is equipped with a piston engine and can travel a distance of 450 kilometers in a one-way mission.
He added that the drone could fly up to a height of 12,000 feet for 3 hours and take off from a vehicle.
“With its 50-kilogram warhead, the drone can hit the desired targets with high accuracy. Additionally, the drone’s design is of the easy set-up type, reducing the time of its preparation and increasing the speed of reaction and use,” said Kouhestani.
He also noted that the development of drones at IRGC Ground Force’s RSSJO is progressing at a proper speed and that in the near future, other combat, training, and suicide UAVs will be added to the combat fleet.
Iranian suicide drones have received notoriety of late due to their use by Russia in Ukraine. In February, foreign the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps launched a Shahed 136-type drone in the Persian Gulf towards the Campo Square oil tanker, which is owned by Israeli businessman Eyal Ofer.