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DISPATCH 04/26 · 23 Oct 2026
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Ababil UAV family
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Ababil UAV family

The Ababil is a long-running Iranian family of tactical drones spanning reusable reconnaissance, target and armed aircraft, as well as the one-way Qasef derivatives supplied to Yemen's Houthis.

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UkrainePro

Leleka-100

Ukraine's battery-powered fixed-wing tactical reconnaissance UAV, used at brigade level to locate targets, adjust artillery fire and maintain surveillance under electronic-warfare pressure.

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UkrainePro

Ukrspecsystems SHARK

Ukraine's SHARK is an electric fixed-wing reconnaissance UAV used for target acquisition and fire correction, with the SHARK-M extending endurance, datalink range and support for networked strike drones.

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ZALA 421-16

Russian tactical fixed-wing reconnaissance UAV family used for front-line ISR, target acquisition and Lancet strike cueing, with variants ranging from short-range electric airframes to long-endurance hybrid-electric models.