The Arash-2 is an Iranian long-range one-way attack UAV in the Arash/Kian family, publicly described by Iranian military reporting as a strategic-range system aimed at Israeli targets and radar or fixed-infrastructure attack. Open sources describe booster-assisted or container-style launch, a claimed 2,000 km class range, and possible seeker configurations, while conflict reporting ties the type to Iranian strikes and U.S. counter-drone attacks during the 2025 Israel-Iran Conflict.
OSMP lists tentatively identified Arash-2 debris in its June 2025 Iran-Israel conflict collection, while Iranian state reporting later said the Iranian Army used Arash-2 drones against Ben Gurion Airport and regional military-support targets. U.S. and defense-analysis reporting separately documented Arash-2 drones destroyed by U.S. strikes during the same conflict.
Role detailsThe public record describes Arash-2 as a long-range expendable strike UAV, with Iranian accounts emphasizing strategic range, seeker options, air-defense suppression, endurance, low cost, and suitability for repeated employment. U.S. and defense-analysis sources frame it as part of Iran's wider one-way attack drone inventory, used or targeted alongside Shahed-family systems during the 2025 Israel-Iran Conflict.
Fixed infrastructure, air-defense and radar targets, airports, air bases, and other rear-area military-support sites in public reporting.
Sources: ODIN Arash-2 UAV Profile; Mehr Arash-2 Tel Aviv Haifa Report; Mehr Ben Gurion Arash-2 Report; Army Recognition CENTCOM Arash-2 Strike.
Open sources connect Arash to Kian-family drones but differ over whether Arash-2 and Kian-2 are separate variants, overlapping names, or closely related configurations.
Sources: Iran Press Arash UAV Background; Defense Express Arash-2 Specifications; Militarnyi DIU Arash-2 Transfer Report.
The strongest direct-use sourcing is Iranian state reporting and U.S./defense-media reporting about destroyed Iranian Arash-2 drones; public wreckage-based independent attribution remains limited.
Sources: CSIS Iran Drone Campaign; Washington Institute Iran Drone Strategy.
Public reporting treats Arash-2 inside the Arash/Kian one-way attack UAV family, but the exact split between Arash, Arash-1, Kian and Kian-2 designations is not consistently described across open sources.
| Variant | Configuration | Designation notes |
|---|---|---|
| Arash-1 | Earlier Arash-family one-way attack UAV | Iranian and regional reporting describe Arash-2 as the newer Arash-family model, with later Iranian state reporting presenting it as more advanced and destructive than Arash-1 and Kian. Sources: Mehr Arash-2 Tel Aviv Haifa Report, Anadolu Arash-2 Tel Aviv Haifa Report, Mehr Ben Gurion Arash-2 Report |
| Kian / Kian-2 | Related Iranian drone family | Iran Press describes Arash as developed from the Kian series and similar to Kian-2 in shape and size, while Defense Express treats Arash-2/Kian-2 as overlapping public designations and notes uncertainty about engines and exact specifications. Sources: Iran Press Arash UAV Background, Defense Express Arash-2 Specifications, Militarnyi DIU Arash-2 Transfer Report |
Mehr and Anadolu reported remarks by Iran's Army Ground Force commander describing Arash-2 as a drone developed for attacks on Tel Aviv and Haifa, with Iranian reporting also citing a 2,000 km class strategic-drone range.
Sources: Mehr Arash-2 Tel Aviv Haifa Report, Anadolu Arash-2 Tel Aviv Haifa Report
Militarnyi, citing Ukrainian Defence Intelligence, reported a planned Iranian shipment of drones to Russia that was expected to include Arash-2 systems, but this record does not treat that report as confirmed Russia-Ukraine conflict use.
Sources: Militarnyi DIU Arash-2 Transfer Report
The Open Source Munitions Portal listed two Quneitra, Syria records in its Iran-Israel conflict collection as tentative Arash-2 debris dated June 15, 2025.
Sources: OSMP Iran-Israel Arash-2 Collection
Mehr News reported an Iranian Army spokesman saying Arash-2 drones were the main drones used in an attack on Ben Gurion Airport and citing a 2,000 km range claim.
Sources: Mehr Ben Gurion Arash-2 Report
Army Recognition reported that U.S. Central Command strike footage showed an Iranian Arash-2 drone destroyed during Operation Epic Fury.
Sources: Army Recognition CENTCOM Arash-2 Strike
The Washington Institute said CENTCOM strike videos showed Shahed-136 and Arash-2 drones destroyed on launchers or in open storage, placing Arash-2 inside Iran's wartime one-way attack drone arsenal.
Sources: Washington Institute Iran Drone Strategy
