Profile
- Type
- Armed intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance UAV
- Conflict side
- Russia
- Origin
- Iran
- Service note
- Introduced in the late 2010s and documented in Russian service during the full-scale invasion of Ukraine
Aircraft & UAVs
Mohajer-6
The Mohajer-6 is an Iranian armed ISTAR UAV built by Qods Aviation Industries for surveillance, targeting, and light precision-strike missions. In the Russia-Ukraine War it is documented in Russian service, including examples downed or recovered by Ukraine, making it part of the broader Iranian UAV supply chain supporting Russian reconnaissance and attack operations.
- Conflict side
- Russia
- Built by
- Qods Aviation Industries
- Built in
- Iran
Service History
- In service
- In Iranian service by the late 2010s; supplied to and used by Russia in Ukraine
- Used by
- Russian Armed Forces, Iranian Armed Forces
- Wars
- Russia-Ukraine War
Production History
- Designer
- Qods Aviation Industries
- Designed
- 2017
- Built by
- Qods Aviation Industries
- Built in
- Iran
- Produced
- 2017-present
Specifications
- Role
- Armed ISR and strike UAV with surveillance payload and guided munitions
- Wingspan
- About 10 m
- Length
- About 5.67-7.5 m, depending on source and variant
- Range
- About 300 km cited for operational use; other references list longer ferry or control-link figures
- Armament
- Up to four precision-guided missiles or bombs
- Launch and recovery
- Runway takeoff and landing using fixed tricycle landing gear
Conflict Usage
- Russia-Ukraine War
- Side: Russia
Russian forces have used Iranian Mohajer-6 UAVs in Ukraine for ISR and strike roles; U.S. government reporting documents Mohajer-6 airframes downed by Ukrainian forces and a mostly intact example captured from the Black Sea in October 2022.
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Mohajer-6 Iranian ISTAR Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)Publisher: U.S. Army OE Data Integration Network | Note: Supports Mohajer-6 background, dimensions, landing gear, surveillance equipment, and general system description. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Treasury Sanctions Actors Supporting Iran's Missile and UAV ProgramsPublisher: U.S. Department of the Treasury | Note: Identifies the Mohajer-6 as a Qods Aviation Industries ISR and strike UAV used by Russian forces in Ukraine. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Iranian UAVs in Ukraine: A Visual ComparisonPublisher: Defense Intelligence Agency | Note: Direct Russia-Ukraine War conflict-use source documenting a mostly intact Mohajer-6 captured by Ukraine from the Black Sea in October 2022 and comparing it with Iranian-displayed systems. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Iranian Drones in Ukraine Contain Western Brand ComponentsPublisher: Institute for Science and International Security | Note: Direct Russia-Ukraine War conflict-use source documenting Russian operation of the Mohajer-6 in southern Ukraine and the Donbas; also supports Qods Aviation Industries production, ISTAR role, range, and munition context. | Accessed: 2026-06-20File:Mohajer-6.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance and licensing page for a Mohajer-6 photograph attributed to Tasnim News Agency under CC BY 4.0. | Accessed: 2026-06-20