Engineering:List of Iranian drone bases

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This is a List of Iranian drone bases, containing military bases from which Iran operates unmanned aerial vehicles.

Base, location Operation

dates

Operations Notes
Bandar Abbas

[ ⚑ ] 27°12′18.9396″N 56°22′0.804″E / 27.205261°N 56.36689°E / 27.205261; 56.36689

The Drone Center[1][2] at Bard College in NY
Chabahar Konarak Airport

[ ⚑ ] 25°19′55″N 60°21′23″E / 25.33194°N 60.35639°E / 25.33194; 60.35639

Choghadak Airfield in Bushehr County within Bushehr Province

[ ⚑ ] 28°58′37.7″N 50°59′44.466″E / 28.977139°N 50.995685°E / 28.977139; 50.995685

Gonabad Airfield

[ ⚑ ] 34°25′15″N 58°42′16″E / 34.42083°N 58.70444°E / 34.42083; 58.70444

Hamadan Air Base

[ ⚑ ] 35°12′42″N 48°39′12″E / 35.21167°N 48.65333°E / 35.21167; 48.65333

Mohajer-4 base
Jakigur

[ ⚑ ] 26°8′42.4212″N 61°30′46.7929″E / 26.145117°N 61.512998028°E / 26.145117; 61.512998028

Jask Airport

[ ⚑ ] 25°39′13″N 57°47′57″E / 25.65361°N 57.79917°E / 25.65361; 57.79917

Kashan Airport

[ ⚑ ] 33°53′43″N 51°34′37″E / 33.89528°N 51.57694°E / 33.89528; 51.57694

Test site
Kushke Nosrat Airport

[ ⚑ ] 34°59′02″N 50°48′22″E / 34.98389°N 50.80611°E / 34.98389; 50.80611

Training School
Marjan Airstrip

[ ⚑ ] 34°15′06″N 45°49′57″E / 34.25167°N 45.8325°E / 34.25167; 45.8325

Minab

[ ⚑ ] 27°6′10.0692″N 57°5′8.9268″E / 27.102797°N 57.085813°E / 27.102797; 57.085813

16 km SE (by car) from Qeshm International Airport

[ ⚑ ] 26°42′32″N 55°57′35″E / 26.70889°N 55.95972°E / 26.70889; 55.95972

Semnan

[ ⚑ ] 35°23′46.61″N 53°39′50.66″E / 35.3962806°N 53.6640722°E / 35.3962806; 53.6640722

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Abroad

Country Base, location Operation

dates

Operations Notes
Iraq Kirkuk

[ ⚑ ] 35°27′19.9692″N 44°21′28.6164″E / 35.455547°N 44.357949°E / 35.455547; 44.357949

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Syria T-4 Tiyas Military Airbase

[ ⚑ ] 34°31′21″N 37°37′47″E / 34.5225°N 37.62972°E / 34.5225; 37.62972

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Yemen Houthi movement controls Sanaa

[ ⚑ ] 15°28′35″N 044°13′11″E / 15.47639°N 44.21972°E / 15.47639; 44.21972 (Sana'a International Airport)

Mercer Street tanker ship[5] List of airports in Yemen

References

  1. Gettinger, Dan (March 7, 2016). "Drone Activity in Iran". Weekly Roundup. https://dronecenter.bard.edu/drone-activity-in-iran/. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 Gettinger, Dan (September 2019). The Drone Databook (Technical report). Annandale-On-Hudson, NY: Center for the Study of the Drone. p. 213.
  3. Gettinger, Dan (October 1, 2018). "Drone Bases Updates". Weekly Roundup. https://dronecenter.bard.edu/drone-bases-updates/. 
  4. Frantzman, Seth J. (July 31, 2021). "What does Iran's use of drones against ships mean for the future?". Jerusalem Post. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/what-does-irans-use-of-drones-against-ships-mean-for-the-future-675449. 
  5. Harel, Amos (July 31, 2021). "The Escalating Confrontation With Iran May Dictate a Harsh Israeli Response". Haaretz (Tel Aviv, Israel). https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/.premium-the-escalating-confrontation-with-iran-may-dictate-a-harsh-israeli-response-1.10064257.