Arash-2
Country: 
IranManufacturer: HESA / IRGC
Long-range loitering munition openly designed by Iran to hit Israeli targets (Haifa, Tel Aviv) from launchers in Iran or regional proxies.
Long-range loitering munition openly designed by Iran to hit Israeli targets (Haifa, Tel Aviv) from launchers in Iran or regional proxies.
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- Reliability
- Unverified
- Sources
- Sources pending review
Identity
- Designation
- Arash-2
- Alias
- Kian-2 (variante)
- Manufacturer
- HESA / IRGC
- Country
- Iran
- Year
- 2022
- Category
- Loitering munition
- Class
- Tactical (< 600 kg)
- Status
- In service
Performance
- Range
- 2000 km
- Endurance
- Fino a 6 h
- Top speed
- 300 km/h
- Service ceiling
- 6,000 m
- Propulsion
- Turbojet a basso costo
Physical characteristics
- MTOW
- 260 kg
- Payload
- 50 kg
- Weapons
- Testata HE 30-50 kg
Onboard systems
- Sensors
- GPS/INS, possibile seeker EO terminale
- Datalink / control
- Pre-programmata GNSS
- Launch
- Rampa con RATO booster
- Recovery
- Impatto sul bersaglio
Combat use
- ▸Iranian attacks on Israel (April and October 2024)
- ▸Operations in Yemen via the Houthis
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History
Unveiled in 2022, it was advertised as the weapon to be used for potential strikes against Israel in case of escalation.
Delta-wing configuration with jet propulsion: shares the base airframe with the Kian family.
The Arash-2 is a new-generation Iranian loitering munition, declared capable of reaching targets at over 1,500 km: it is presented as a strategic weapon against Tel Aviv and Haifa.
The drone is jet-powered and flies a low-altitude profile to evade air-defence systems, with the ability to mass-strike in swarms together with Shahed-136s.
In the Iranian attacks on Israel of April 2024 and October 2024, the Arash-2 was used in combination with ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and Shahed-136s, in what were the largest drone operations in recent Middle Eastern history.