Shahed-149 / Gaza

Iran’s large reusable reconnaissance and strike aircraft publicly unveiled as Gaza in May 2021. Janes distinguishes official endurance claims from photographic size estimates; Insikt identifies the Shahed-149 Gaza as turboprop-powered. A resemblance to the MQ-9 is not proof of equivalent performance.^[1][2]

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No scaled drawing is provided for this configuration. See the sourced dimensions and their limitations.

Schematic top view of the general configuration. Not to scale and not an exact depiction of the model.

The numbers, with their sources

Intervals preserve the published bounds; they are not statistical confidence intervals. A blank lower or upper bound stays open. Values belong to the named configuration, not every aircraft.

Published flight range

Unknown in reviewed sources

Body length

Unknown in reviewed sources

Wingspan

Unknown in reviewed sources

Endurance

35 h^[1]Gaza · IRGC commander’s 2021 endurance declaration relayed by Janes · 2021
Official report; not an independent test

Family & configurations

Shahed-149 Gaza

No sourced family relationship recorded in this edition. Similar roles do not establish a common design.

What does it cost?

Published USD figures use different price bases and years. Airframes, export packages and support are not equivalent. These are not current offers or verified production costs.

Unknown in reviewed sources

Source notebook

Janes · Original visual analysis of the Gaza unveiling
2021-05-24 · Source consulted: 2026-11-01 · Approximate / analyst compilation
Recorded Future / Insikt Group · Iranian drone industry analysis, 1 August 2024, PDF p.6
2024-08-01 · Source consulted: 2026-11-01 · Approximate / analyst compilation

DroneLedger · Shahed-149 Gaza · 2026-11-01 ·