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IRIAF Kaman-12


ISR Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) [ 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.



Authored By: Staff Writer | Last Edited: 07/12/2022 | Content ©www.MilitaryFactory.com | The following text is exclusive to this site.

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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.©MilitaryFactory.com
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Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force (IRIAF) - Iran
Manufacturer(s)
Iran
Operators National flag of Iran
2020
Service Year
Iran
National Origin
Active, Limited
Project Status
0
(UNMANNED)
Crew
25
Units


CLOSE-AIR SUPPORT
Developed to operate in close proximity to active ground elements by way of a broad array of air-to-ground ordnance and munitions options.
SPECIAL-MISSION: SEARCH & RESCUE
Ability to locate and extract personnel from areas of potential harm or peril (i.e. downed airmen in the sea).
INTELLIGENCE-SURVEILLANCE-RECONNAISSANCE
Surveil ground targets / target areas to assess environmental threat levels, enemy strength, or enemy movement.
UNMANNED
Aircraft inherently designed (or later developed) with an unmanned capability to cover a variety of over-battlefield roles.


PUSHER-PROP
Design incorporates rear-facing pusher-prop arrangement, a contrast to the more conventional puller-prop layout.
RUGGED AIRFRAME
Inherent ability of airframe to take considerable damage.
HIGH-SPEED PERFORMANCE
Can accelerate to higher speeds than average aircraft of its time.
EXTENDED RANGE PERFORMANCE
Capability to travel considerable distances through onboard fuel stores.
UNMANNED OPERATION
Design features ability to fly sans pilot, actions controlled onboard through programming and / or ground-based operator.
AUTONOMOUS OPERATION
Design features autonomous flight operations made possible through onboard artificial intelligence or pre-programming.
CAMERA EQUIPMENT
Payload supports photographic equipment providing still and / or real-time image / video results.


772 lb
(350 kilograms)
Empty Weight
992 lb
(450 kilograms)
Maximum Take-Off Weight
+220 lb
(+100 kg)
Weight Difference
monoplane / shoulder-mounted / straight
Mainplane Arrangement
Monoplane
Design utilizes a single primary wing mainplane; this represents the most popular modern mainplane arrangement.
Shoulder-Mounted
Mainplanes are mounted at the upper section of the fuselage, generally at the imaginary line intersecting the pilot's shoulders.
Straight
The planform involves use of basic, straight mainplane members.


1 x Conventional engine driving two-bladed propeller unit in pusher arrangement.
Propulsion
124 mph
(200 kph | 108 knots)
Max Speed
93 mph
(150 kph | 81 knots)
Cruise Speed
+31 mph
(+50 kph | 27 knots)
Speed Difference
15,010 ft
(4,575 m | 3 miles)
Ceiling
1,243 miles
(2,000 km | 1,080 nm)
Range


MACH Regime (Sonic)
Sub
Trans
Super
Hyper
HiHyper
ReEntry
RANGES (MPH) Subsonic: <614mph | Transonic: 614-921 | Supersonic: 921-3836 | Hypersonic: 3836-7673 | Hi-Hypersonic: 7673-19180 | Reentry: >19030


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



Hardpoints


Kaman-12 - Base Series Designation.


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