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Shahed191

Combat / Strike Drones · Iran · 2014

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Shahed191

⚙ 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

EraModern Era

In service2014

Operators1 countries

Quantity10

⊕ History

Data Quality81%

01 / Overview

Shahed 191

Category

Combat / Strike Drones

Country

Iran

Production

2014–

Quantity

Operators

1 countries

💰 PERFORMANCE / PRICE ASSESSMENT Methodology ↗

COMBAT / STRIKE DRONES · MODERN ERA

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

SERVICE LIFESPANStill in Service

2014Production started
2021Entered service

years in service

units produced

countries operating

ⓘ The producing country still actively operates it.

04 / Operators

Operator Countries1country

IranACTIVE

05 / MASS Score

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MASS RANKINGSMASS ↗

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