Iran is continuing to develop and expand its capabilities to deploy and produce drones. Iran boasts that it is developing this capability with the help of lessons drawn from warfare in different world arenas. The video emphasized that the base contains “more than 100 drones,” including attack, patrol, and suicide drones. The reporter said the smaller UAVs are equipped with missile and bomb systems developed in Iran and electronic-warfare systems. Baqeri said that Iran had developed a Heydar-2 cruise drone that could be launched from a helicopter.

Source: New York Times May 31, 2022 08:24 UTC