Up Close and Personal with Iranian Drones
Arms Control Wonk
Ambassador Nikki Haley gave quite the presentation a few weeks ago. Standing in front of two Qiam/Burkan-2H missile pieces, the US Ambassador the UN called out Iran for its proliferation activities in the Middle East. Two weeks, Aaron and Jeffrey talked at length about the missile.
In this episode, Aaron circles back to the other two objects shown off: An Iranian drone and suicide boat. To talk Iranian drones and regional proliferation, Aaron spoke with Adam Rawnsley, the co-author of Foreign Policyβs SitRep, and a top expert on all things unmanned.Β
Links of Note
Adam Rawnsley's Twitter thread on Conflict Armament Research's report on Houthi use of Iranian drones.
RAND report on IAF operations against the Hezbollah Ababils.
2006 Flight Global Report on Hezbollah Ababil.
CAR report on the drone boat.
CAR report on Qasef-1.
UN Panel of Experts report with Iranian Toophans in Yemen.
DVIDS Hub link to the 5568 x 3712 photos of the Iranian drones being used by the Houthis in Yemen.
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