Iran Unveils 'Suicide Drone' to Blow up Targets on Seas, Land

Iran's elite Revolutionary Guards said on Wednesday Oct 26,2016 that they had developed a "suicide drone" capable of delivering explosives to blow up targets at sea and on land.

Drones made by Iran's Revolutionary Guard are seen at the 6th exhibition of aviation industry in Tehran, Iran, November 25, 2015

The new drone is primarily for maritime surveillance and "has not been designed to be armed with missiles," the Tasnim news agency, which is close to the Guards, reported.

"(But) it can carry heavy payloads of explosives for combat missions to launch suicide attacks.
"Flying at a high cruising speed near the surface of the water, the aircraft can collide with the target and destroy it, either a vessel or an onshore command centre."

Tasnim said the drone was designed to fly as low as half a metre above the water at a speed of around 250 kilometres per hour but could reach an altitude of 900 metres.