I agree. That is why I said in Navy topic that IRGCN will need years and golden tears to learn this naval doctrine. But it is the only way to train crews, to learn and approve operational and safety procedures.
In fact, I am 100% sure that this is the same drone that they showed as evidence that the Qaher-313 is flying many years ago(the one where the video quality was vague, probably on purpose). Atleast this one is actually flying lmao.
Except those are generally not civilian grade but localy made military drones. I used to be big on RC aircrafts and even bought one many years ago, and let me tell that the flying drone shown is without a doubt just an RC plane, just by the way it moves and behaves shows its ridicilously light and devoid of neccesary military componennts. If its a demonstrator then that makes atleast sense, but then it would just still be a hollow PR stunt since the actual Qaher drone is not flying...
Don't worry, when even a backward country like Turkey can assemble a jet drone with the help of dozens of western companies, Iran can definitely build a jet drone.
I would rather he was honest and said we are nowhere near as strong as we need to be but we are working on it 24/7
Usually I would agree if any other country was doing this. There's indeed a traditional way to go about this which is right. It is after all tried and tested. But let's also just remember that Iran's unconventional and asymmetric ways and doctrines have served her well. There's more than one way to skin a cat, I love animals!
Kaan and Kizilelma both have foreign engines, probably the single most important individual component.
Honestly, the Qaher really did do a number on Iran's reputation.
To be fair, they Turkey are developing power new engines from scratch, and they're making quick progress.
In case you were wondering, Iran's Karrar drone does all that you mentioned. Most of its functions/ capabilities are fully automated and probably on AI.
