Group : Reconnaissance & Strike Drones
Status : Active
Origin : Iran
Contractor : HESA
Initial Operational Capability (IOC) : May 2020
First Flight : 2013
Total Production : ?

The Fotros is a long-range unmanned air vehicle intended to perform reconnaissance and strike missions equipped with air-to-surface missiles and rockets. This strategic drone was developed by Iran under its domestic weapons program started in 1992 as a response to the United States arms embargo. The unmanned aircraft has a range in excess of 2,000 kilometers covering much of the Middle East including Israel, can fly at an altitude of up to 25,000-ft and has a flight endurance of 16 to 30 hours. The aerodynamic layout is similar to the Israeli Air Force Heron 1 UAV with twin tails and one two-blade propeller. The Fotros strategic reconnaissance combat drone was unveiled by the Islamic Republic of Iran on November 18, 2013. Iran took deliver of the first Fotros aircraft in April 2020.