In the mid-1980s, Iran became interested in unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Iranians have since began manufacturing (UAVs). As an attack munition rather than intelligence, surveillance, or reconnaissance (ISR) platform, the first generation Ababil appears to have been deployed during the Iran–Iraq War.[1]
- ^ "Iran's Drone Fleet". U.S. Institute of Peace. July 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-22.