Iran unveils indigenously-built reconnaissance drone

Tehran: Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency is reporting that the country’s army has unveiled a new home-made reconnaissance drone that can stay aloft for up to six hours. [caption id=“attachment_2234056” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Representational image. Reuters[/caption] The Tasnim report on Wednesday says the drone dubbed Mohajem 92 has a range of 500 kilometres (310 miles) with a maximum speed of 200 kph (125 mph). The report says it was manufactured by the self-sufficiency department of the Islamic Republic Air Force. Since 1992, Iran has had a self-sufficiency military program to produce light and heavy weapons. AP