IRIAF Kaman-12

ISR Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)

Iran | 2020

"The Kaman-12 ISR UAV is the product of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force and joins a growing number of drones serving the branch."

Official image from the Fars Media Corporation.

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The "Kaman-12" was unveiled in early-2019 and is thought to have entered service with the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) in mid / late 2020. The type serves as an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) in the Intelligence-Surveillance-Reconnaissance (ISR) role reportedly relying on modern optics, sensors, and systems. By all accounts, this entry is largely conventional in both form and function.

The core design of the Kaman-12 is traditional as modern ISR drones go: a twin-boom tail arrangement, with straight, high-mounted mainplanes, is used. The fuselage is centralized in the design with the nose section of rather bulbous shaping to house the avionics set. The mainplanes are capped by winglets and the twin booms run from the mainplane trailing edges rearwards, conjoined by a shared, high-mounted horizontal plane (supported by twin vertical rudders). The booms straddle the engine which has been arranged in "pusher" configuration driving a twin-bladed propeller unit. For ground-running, a simple wheeled, fixed tricycle undercarriage is fitted.

Based on published reports, the drone has a ferry range out to 1,245 miles while able to travel at speeds of 125 miles-per-hour, giving it some ten hours of continuous flight time. The cargo load can reach 220lb while the aircraft's MTOW is rated at 1,000lb. The aircraft operates from prepared runways / airfields and a waypoint-to-waypoint autonomous capability is assumed.

The similarly-named "Kaman-22" is a combat-oriented unmanned air vehicle also manufactured by the IRIAF, this form unveiled in 2021 and is of completely different shape and dimensions while arriving with enhanced, over-battlefield qualities.

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Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one aircraft design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the IRIAF Kaman-12 ISR Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV).

1 x Conventional engine driving two-bladed propeller unit in pusher arrangement.
Propulsion

124 mph
200 kph | 108 kts
Max Speed

15,010 ft
4,575 m | 3 miles
Service Ceiling

1,243 miles
2,000 km | 1,080 nm
Operational Range

Structure
The nose-to-tail, wingtip-to-wingtip physical qualities of the IRIAF Kaman-12 ISR Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV).

0
(UNMANNED)
Crew

772 lb
(350 kg)
Empty Weight

992 lb
(450 kg)
MTOW

Armament
Available supported armament and special-mission equipment featured in the design of the IRIAF Kaman-12 ISR Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) .

None. Mission equipment related to the Intelligence-Surveillance-Reconnaissance (ISR) role.

Variants
Notable series variants as part of the IRIAF Kaman-12 family line.

Kaman-12 - Base Series Designation.

Operators
Global customers who have evaluated and/or operated the IRIAF Kaman-12. Nations are displayed by flag, each linked to their respective national aircraft listing.

Total Production: 25 Units
Contractor(s): Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) - Iran

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Official image from the Fars Media Corporation.

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