What distinguishes the new Hadid 110 is speed and stealth.
Where most of Iran’s attack drones are propeller-driven and slow, this one carries a turbojet engine that Iranian sources say pushes it to 316mph, making it the fastest-known Iranian drone.
It is launched by a solid-fuel booster that lifts it to speed and altitude before the jet ignites, allowing rapid deployment from the field.
The speed offers it a huge battlefield advantage.
Air defences work by detecting an incoming threat, tracking it and firing an interceptor in time to meet it. The faster the target, the less time the defender has to complete that chain.
The new Hadid 110 is designed to shrink that window and reach its target before the guns and missiles guarding it can react.
Its shape is designed to hide it from radar as Iranian experts describe it as having a seamless, boltless airframe.
The Hadid 110 carries a warhead weighing 30kg, or just under 5st, has a strike range of roughly 220 miles and can stay aloft for about an hour.
Current wars are accelerating drone technology. Modern nations will be adding to to their arsenals.