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Shahed161

Combat / Strike Drones · Iran

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Shahed161

⚙ RQ-170 Sentinel variant

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MASS (Military Archive Scoring System) 45

* Absolute score — assessed within category · no era adjustment

Strike Lethality

Endurance

Payload

Sensors

Survivability

Range

Autonomy

Data-Link & Control

Technology

Cost-Effectiveness

Methodology ↗ → Combat / Strike Drones ranking

Origin

Iran

CategoryCombat / Strike Drones

Operators2 countries

⊕ History

Data Quality82%

01 / Overview

Shahed 161

Category

Combat / Strike Drones

Country

Iran

Operators

2 countries

💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗

COMBAT / STRIKE DRONES

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PERFORMANCE/PRICE

UNIT COST (2025 USD)

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MASS SCORE ↗

combat / strike drones category

ⓘ Performance/Price and MASS score are computed across all units in the combat / strike drones category, regardless of era.

02 / Specs & Design

03 / History

04 / Operators

Operator Countries2country

IranACTIVE

United StatesACTIVE

05 / MASS Score

COMBAT / STRIKE DRONES RANKING Combat / Strike Drones

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Shahed 161 (this weapon) VARIANT 45 #52

Shahed 191 VARIANT 45 #53

Shahed 181 VARIANT 42

MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗

51COMBAT / STRIKE DRONES 101IRAN · ALL WEAPONS 17PERFORMANCE/PRICE · COMBAT / STRIKE DRONES

ⓘ Rankings are within theCombat / Strike Dronescategory.

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