The Defense Post:

Iran is scheduled to unveil its homegrown Kaman-22 armed drone this month, said Brigadier General Aziz Nasirzadeh, Commander of the Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force last week.

The unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) will be an upgrade of the Kaman-12 drone, which was first introduced in September last year. The improved aircraft will be able to carry 300 kilograms (661 pounds) of explosives, Nasirzadeh said.

Speaking during an online interview with Mehr News Agency, Nasirzadeh said professionals are being trained at Tehran’s Shahid Sattari Aeronautical University to operate the drone, and that exchange programs between Iranian students and Chinese and Pakistani institutions are underway.

A few days earlier, speaking at the 13th edition of Aero India 2021 in Bengaluru, Nasirzadeh said that his country reserves the right to develop drones equipped with nanotechnology and artificial intelligence as well as nanosatellites and airborne launchers.

Towards that end, Nasirzadeh mentioned the recent launch of an Iranian satellite-carrying rocket, Zuljanah, as an example to showcase his country’s achievements. He added that developing aerospace technology is in line with the country’s interest in maintaining independence and self-sufficiency…

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