Ababil

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**Ababil**
Type	Strategic Reconnaissance
Range	240 km (150 miles)
Warheads	1 possible 45 kg (88 lb.) <tr><th style="text-align:right;">Max speed</th><td>300 km/h</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:right;">Length</th><td>2.9 m (9.5 feet)</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:right;">Weight</th><td>83 kg (182 lb.)</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:right;">Manufacturer</th><td>Qods Aviation Industries</td></tr><tr><th style="text-align:right;">States</th><td>Iran</td></tr>

The Ababil is a Iranian made UAV. It has a maximum operational radius of 150 km (150 miles) and a maximum ceiling of 14,000 ft (4,268 m). It has the ability to travel at a maximum speed of 300 km/h and is capable of carrying a 45 kg (88 lb.) payload. It has a surveillance configuration, carrying a camera and digital communications equipment, but also an attack configuration, carrying a high-explosive warhead that would be delivered by the UAV crashing onto a target.<ref>Ben-David, Alon. "Israel shoots down Hizbullah UAV", Jane's Defence Weekly. Retrieved on September 14, 2006.</ref>

Israel has claimed that Hizbullah received at least 12 Ababils before the 2006 Israel-Lebanon conflict, and launched three into Israel during the conflict, though all three were shot down by Israeli jets before inflicting damage.<ref>Ephron, Dan. "Hizbullah's Worrisome Weapon." Newsweek September 11, 2006: p. 28.</ref>