{
  "id": "shahed-129",
  "name": "Shahed-129",
  "aliases": [
    "S129"
  ],
  "domain": "air",
  "country": "IRN",
  "category": "Medium-altitude long endurance unmanned aerial vehicle",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 2012,
  "operators": [
    "IRN",
    "SYR"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 2,
  "summary": "The Shahed-129 is an Iranian single-engine medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) designed by Shahed Aviation Industries for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Manufacturer",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "HESA",
      "src": [
        "weg-shahed-129"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Hardpoints",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "Two twin hardpoints, for a total of up to four munitions",
      "src": [
        "weg-shahed-129"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 8,
      "src": [
        "weg-shahed-129"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "width_m",
      "v": 16,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Wingspan"
    },
    {
      "k": "height_m",
      "v": 3.1,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "payload_kg",
      "v": 400,
      "src": [
        "weg-shahed-129"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_name",
      "v": "1 × Rotax 914",
      "src": [
        "weg-shahed-129"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Thrust / power",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "100 hp",
      "src": [
        "weg-shahed-129"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "range_km",
      "v": -129,
      "src": [
        "weg-shahed-129"
      ],
      "conf": "low",
      "note": "Though the Shahed-129 airframe is likely capable of its claimed 1700 km combat range, it relies on a ground control station, which Iranian s Automated check: outside the expected range for this type; verify against the source."
    },
    {
      "k": "ceiling_m",
      "v": 5485,
      "src": [
        "weg-shahed-129"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Endurance",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "24 hours",
      "src": [
        "weg-shahed-129"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Full-Motion Video",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Real-time video data link",
      "src": [
        "weg-shahed-129"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Thermal Imaging Sensors",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Oghab-6 electro-optical/infrared sensor",
      "src": [
        "weg-shahed-129"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "armament",
      "v": "Sadid-345",
      "src": [
        "weg-shahed-129"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "Sadid-345",
      "role": "Precision-guided glide bomb with a fragmentation warhead.",
      "src": [
        "weg-shahed-129"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Precision-guided glide bomb with a fragmentation warhead.",
        "Warhead": "glide bomb with a fragmentation",
        "Length": "1,690 mm"
      },
      "range_km": 6,
      "qty": "4 ea"
    }
  ],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "Shahed-123",
      "text": "Original design on which the model-129 is based on.",
      "src": [
        "weg-shahed-129"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "Shahed-129",
      "text": "Base Series Designation.",
      "src": [
        "weg-shahed-129"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "uav",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/shahed-129.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-shahed-129": {
      "title": "Shahed-129 Iranian Medium-Altitude Long Endurance (MALE) Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/Shahed-129_Iranian_Medium-Altitude_Long_Endurance_MALE_Unmanned_Aerial_Vehicle",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}