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Mirsad-1
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The Mirsad-1 (Arabic: مرصاد, English: "Observation post") is a designation for a small unmanned aerial vehicle used for reconnaissance purposes by Hezbollah group in the 2000s. Mirsad-1 drones entered Israel on two occasions, in 2004 and 2005.
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The Mirsad-1 is not a Hezbollah-designed UAV. Instead, it is a name given by Hezbollah to existing Iranian UAVs provided to the group, namely the twin-tail Ababil drones. Before 2006, Hezbollah acquired up to eight such drones from Iran. Reports state that up to 30 Hezbollah personnel also received training on operating the Mirsad at the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' bases near Isfahan, Iran.[1] Secretary-General of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, has boasted about the drones, saying that they "can be laden with a quantity of explosives of up to 40 to 50 kilograms" and can reach "deep" into Israel.[2]