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The Ababil-5 is a sophisticated Iranian unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) designed for surveillance and reconnaissance as well as combat operations. The Ababil-5 features a fixed-wing design with a propeller-driven engine and can be equipped with Qaem-class bombs and Almas air-launched missiles. This drone represents a significant upgrade in the Ababil UAV family, combining features from earlier models like the Ababil-3,4 and Mohajer-6.

On December 26, 2024, coinciding with the anniversary of Mao Zedong’s birth, the Chinese military unveiled two sixth-generation fighter jets, the J-36 and J-50. This simultaneous unveiling has generated significant excitement among aerospace enthusiasts and raised concerns among competitors. The introduction of these advanced fighter jets highlights the ongoing progress and development of the People’s Republic of China’s military aviation capabilities.

Iran has installed a new over-the-horizon (OTH) radar with an 800 km range in the highlands of Gilan Province to monitor the northern airspace of the country, adding it to the integrated air defense network.

The Sparrow missiles are a series of Israeli medium-range air-launched ballistic missiles (ALBMs) designed for two main purposes: testing the Arrow anti-ballistic missile system and conducting offensive operations against adversaries.

The Yafa (or Jaffa) unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) is a long-range suicide drone that was unveiled by the Yemeni Armed Forces and the Ansar Allah movement following a successful military operation, when it succeeded in crossing the air defense shield of the Israeli regime and its allies and pounded a pre-determined target in the city of Tel Aviv.

The Shahed-238 suicide drone is an advanced version of the famous Shahed-136 suicide drone, equipped with a jet engine. The offensive capabilities of this drone have been significantly upgraded.

Khibiny is an Electronic Countermeasures (ECM) system that has been specifically designed and developed for the Sukhoi fighter jets of the Russian Aerospace Forces. As the name suggests, this system is used to interfere with radio waves and to counter and deflect the enemy’s tracking systems.

From the outset of Operation al-Aqsa Flood, the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas, introduced a new rocket system called Rajum for the battleground and used it for the first time on October 7, 2023 to target positions of the Israeli regime’s occupied territories.

Azarakhsh (Thunderbolt) is an Iranian short-range, low-altitude air defense system with high mobility. This defense system is in the form of a Transporter Erector Launcher and Radar (TELAR) and is used to track and destroy various low-altitude aerial targets such as drones, cruise missiles, helicopters, and more.

Arman is a medium-range high-altitude air defense system designed to protect sensitive areas against aerial threats such as short-range ballistic missiles, anti-radiation missiles, cruise missiles, guided aerial bombs, helicopters, and drones. Some of the key features of the Arman air defense system include a response time of less than 20 seconds, 360-degree operational area coverage, the ability to engage up to 6 targets simultaneously, and deployment readiness within 3 minutes.

The Arrow is a series of anti-ballistic missiles jointly funded, developed and produced by the Israeli regime and the United States of America. This system is considered to be the most effective and strongest anti-ballistic system of the Israel regime, and it was specially developed to deal with Iran’s ballistic missiles.

The Caterpillar D9 armored bulldozer (nicknamed Doobi) is a combat engineering armored bulldozer that has been heavily modified by the Israeli military and aerospace industries to increase the survivability of the bulldozer in hostile environments and enable it to withstand heavy attacks, thus making it suitable for military combat engineering use.