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Wow. A elevator makes a great difference comparing this ship to any other mother ship like IRIN Makran.
Note there are three pairs of bulges each side of the carrier deck. That seems to be for arresting wires. But again. Neither Sepah nor Artesh have or tested any carrier capable UAV. And you need a high lift wing and very strong landing gear to make it suitable for carrier operations. From Predator family to Gray Eagle STOL UAV you can see a new wing, ailerons, engine and landing gear, making it unrecognizable. Gray Eagle STOL UAV are equipped with a RR M250 450 hp engine (turboprop).
Extrapolating that configuration to any possible iranian UAV, the only achievable UAV with enough engine power to make a new naval version should be the Shahed 149 Gaza, who have a 650 hp turprop.
Military Knowledge: Shahed-149 (Gaza) Reconnaissance Combat Drone - Islamic World News
On the occasion of the victory of the Palestinian resistance against the Israeli regime in the 11-day war in Gaza in 2021, the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps unveiled its new ultra-heavy and wide-bodied combat reconnaissance drone named "Gaza" (Shahed-149) on May 21, 2021.
S129 it is too small and underpowered, like Mohajer 6. Maybe Kaman 22 but depends on the engine and wing also. It is too early IMO.
you welcome to try build a career capable shahed-149Wow. A elevator makes a great difference comparing this ship to any other mother ship like IRIN Makran.
Note there are three pairs of bulges each side of the carrier deck. That seems to be for arresting wires. But again. Neither Sepah nor Artesh have or tested any carrier capable UAV. And you need a high lift wing and very strong landing gear to make it suitable for carrier operations. From Predator family to Gray Eagle STOL UAV you can see a new wing, ailerons, engine and landing gear, making it unrecognizable. Gray Eagle STOL UAV are equipped with a RR M250 450 hp engine (turboprop).
Extrapolating that configuration to any possible iranian UAV, the only achievable UAV with enough engine power to make a new naval version should be the Shahed 149 Gaza, who have a 650 hp turprop.
Military Knowledge: Shahed-149 (Gaza) Reconnaissance Combat Drone - Islamic World News
On the occasion of the victory of the Palestinian resistance against the Israeli regime in the 11-day war in Gaza in 2021, the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps unveiled its new ultra-heavy and wide-bodied combat reconnaissance drone named "Gaza" (Shahed-149) on May 21, 2021.
S129 it is too small and underpowered, like Mohajer 6. Maybe Kaman 22 but depends on the engine and wing also. It is too early IMO.
Iranians were the first who did the conversion of cargo ships into drone carriers. Excellent idea.
Looking nice. Many underestimate the value of these kinds of conversions but given Iran's asymmetric strategi to defence this will prove many people wrong. Construction of superheavy militarygrad naval vessels is not an easy task. Just ask Russia. This is the extent of Iran's military-technical and economic ability at present but things will change. IMHO this is a very cost-effective solution. I for one can't wait to see it deployed!
