Iran unveils new attack drone

Iran has unveiled a new attack drone similar to a US unmanned aerial vehicle captured five years ago and is capable of carrying bombs, a report said.

The drone, called the Saegheh, or Thunderbolt, was unveiled at an expo showcasing the latest achievements Iran's Revolutionary Guard (IRGC), according to state news agency Irna.

A handout picture made available on 01 October 2016 by the Iran’s Revolutionary Guard official website (IRGC), showing a new locally made drone called Saegheh (Thunderbolt) in an unknown location in Iran, 27 September 2016.

Media reported that Saegheh is a long-range drone capable of carrying four smart and precision-guided bombs. It can strike targets with high precision. It is one of the Simorgh family drones, which is the Iranian version of the US RQ-170 Sentinel stealth aircraft.

"This long-range drone is capable of hitting four targets with smart precision-guided bombs with high accuracy," the head of the Revolutionary Guards' aerospace arm, Amir Ali Hajizadeh, was quoted as saying by in a Reuters report, which cited Irna.