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Hezbollah Mirsad-1
A compact selection from this profile, with sources and limits. Other configurations and additional measurements remain in the full profile.
An early Hezbollah reconnaissance-drone designation documented in 2004–2005 reporting. NBC records competing accounts of manufacture and Nasrallah’s claimed explosive capacity; FAS discusses the early flights. Historical names and claimed loads must not become a verified universal configuration.[1][2]
Public-source profile. Performance claims are attributed; type links do not verify an incident identification.
The numbers, with their sources
| Warhead mass | 40–50 kg[1] |
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Form, sound & identification limits
- The 40–50 kg interval is the party leader’s claimed explosive capacity, not a recovered warhead measurement. It is not combined with FAS’s approximate dimensions into a guaranteed performance envelope.[1]
- NBC contrasts Hezbollah’s self-manufacture claim with unnamed US/Israeli intelligence accounts of Iranian supply. The disagreement remains attributed. Mirsad-1, Ayoub and Ababil are not merged into one measured aircraft.[1][2]
Shape or sound alone cannot identify a drone. Follow local public-safety alerts; do not approach wreckage.
Source notebook
- NBC News · Original reporting on Hezbollah’s Mirsad 1 claim
2005-04-12 · Source consulted: 2026-11-01 · Firsthand reporting
- Federation of American Scientists · Hezbollah and the Use of Drones as a Weapon of Terrorism
Publication date not stated · Source consulted: 2026-11-01 · Approximate / analyst compilation
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DroneLedger. Mirsad-1 / Mersad (Hezbollah). 2026-11-01. https://droneincidents.com/drones/hezbollah-mirsad-1/editions/2026-11-01/
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