‘Fastest-ever’: Iran’s new jet-powered suicide drone flies at 317 mph to evade radars

Interesting Engineenering- Dec10th2025

By: Kapil Kajal

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps now has a new jet-powered strike drone. This drone is fast and hard to detect, showing that Iran is working to improve its unmanned technology.

The drone, known as the Hadid-110 or Dalahu, pairs a compact jet engine with a sharply faceted airframe designed to shrink radar returns, according to imagery released by Iranian state media and specifications listed by the US military’s OE Data Integration Network.

The system is built for offense. Its speed, signature-reducing geometry, and compact warhead are intended to help it slip through air-defense networks and reach fixed targets with little warning.

Iran’s fastest suicide drone

Iran unveiled the drone earlier this year during a meeting between the supreme leader and senior defense officials.

It moved into field activity soon after, participating in a multi-day counterterrorism exercise in East Azerbaijan province, signaling that the IRGC intends to operationalize the platform quickly.

With a top speed of about 510 kilometers (317 miles) per hour, the Hadid-110 is reported to be Iran’s fastest suicide drone.

It carries a 30-kilogram (66-pound) warhead, has a range of roughly 350 kilometers (217 miles), and an endurance of around one hour. Its launch system mirrors that of other Iranian one-way attack drones: a rail-and-rocket-booster assembly that propels the air vehicle before its jet engine ignites in flight

The drone’s delta wing layout and faceted body reflect Iran’s growing emphasis on radar-evasive shaping, a design approach seen in modern cruise missiles and Western low-observable aircraft.

Engineers built the Dalahu around a lightweight structure intended to scatter radar emissions, a feature that Iranian commanders claim will increase the drone’s chances of penetrating layered defenses.

Iran’s drone expansion

Iran has steadily improved its drone manufacturing base for more than a decade, and its unmanned aircraft have become one of the country’s most influential military exports.