Watch as Iran unveils its biggest EVER war drone named ‘The Gaza’ that carry deadly 13-bomb payload for 24hrs straight
Watch as Iran unveils its biggest EVER war drone named ‘The Gaza’ that carry deadly 13-bomb payload for 24hrs straight
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WATCH this alarming footage of Iran's biggest-ever war drone called "The Gaza" that can carry a deadly 13-bomb load for well over 24 hours straight. The super-heavy drone was dramatically unveiled to the world by Iran's military air force during a huge weapons drill.
![[Iran's Gaza war drone.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/91e63c92-e5f8-42a6-af3b-ffe5bd071cb1_25c177.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
The enormous unmanned machine has a whopping 22m wingspan and weighs over three tonnes. The footage flaunting the new weapon shows the drone cruising through the skies and blasting the earth with bombs. Fireballs explode hundreds of metres below as bombs plummet from the drone.
![[Explosion of Iranian Gaza drone.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/b4d2d109-e9e1-4a80-91cb-af45bf01b123_f8ebca.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
The Gaza itself is shaped like a small aircraft with two flat wings and a propeller at the back. The video demonstrates the drone seamlessly going through the motions - including taxiing, take-off, operation of the landing gear and touch-down. We are also shown a POV view through the bomber's scope as it strikes targets in the cross hairs with pinpoint accuracy.
![[Iran's Gaza drone releasing a bomb.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/e1a7c41b-9350-4f5e-a2bf-4eae1a726063.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
According to The Aerospace Force of Iran's Islamic Revolution guard Corps (IRGC), the drone can cruise around non-stop for 35 hours and hit speeds of 350kmph. It can support a payload of at least 500kg, meaning it can be stocked with 13 deadly bombs kitted out with AI capabilities.
The drone, which has a sprawling range of 1,000km, was first announced in May 2021, but has now been declared fully operational. During the weapons exhibition, the IRGC successfully obliterated eight targets using the drone's precision bombing system. Admiral Alireza Tangsiri, commander of the IRGC, said on Sunday that his force's drone had launched AI-enabled missiles during the major naval drill underway in the Persian Gulf, code-named the Great Prophet Authority.
![[Iran's Gaza war drone.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/91e63c92-e5f8-42a6-af3b-ffe5bd071cb1_e63671.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
