Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has unveiled a new jet-powered, stealth-oriented suicide drone, designed to evade modern air defenses with high speed and low radar visibility. Named the Hadid-110, it emphasizes speed, stealth, and rapid deployment.
Also called the Dalahu, the unmanned aerial system (UAS) combines a compact jet engine with a low-observable airframe designed to reduce its radar cross-section and provide more stealth coverage.
According to specifications listed by the US military’s OE Data Integration Network, with its jet engine, the Hadid-110 can reportedly fly up to 517 km. an hour at an altitude of 90,000 m. and reach targets some 350 km. away – making it Iran’s fastest flying UAS to date.
The suicide drone is launched using a rocket booster, similar to other conventional suicide drones, has a payload capacity of 30 kg. and its flight endurance is up to one hour.
The UAS was first unveiled at an Iranian Defense Ministry exhibition and shown to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in February of last year.
According to Tehran Times, the Hadid-110 “has been designed for a specific mission: penetrating layers of air defense and destroying sensitive targets” such as air defense systems, command centers, radars, and critical infrastructure.
The combination of partial stealth and high speed means this drone is only detectable at a shorter distance from the target, potentially making it harder for counter-UAS systems to detect and neutralize.
The UAS was reported by local Iranian media as already having been fielded by IRGC Ground Forces and tested during the Sahand 20 2025 military exercise.
Sahand saw the participation of military units from 10 member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (Russia, China, India, Iran, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Belarus) alongside observers from Saudi Arabia, Oman, Azerbaijan, and Iraq.
While faster and stealthier, the Hadid-110’s range is shorter than Iran’s popular Shahed 131 and Shahed 136, which makes it more suitable for regional battlefield use than long-distance strikes.
The Shahed family of UAS consists of long-range, propeller-driven loitering munitions built to saturate defenses with sheer numbers and endurance.
They are relatively slow, cruising at around 185 kph, but their strength lies in their ability to travel vast distances, up to 2,000 km., making them suitable for strategic strikes far beyond Iran’s borders.
Their design is simple, inexpensive, and optimized for mass deployment, driving their extensive use in conflicts, such as in the Russia-Ukraine War, in which overwhelming an opponent’s defenses is the primary goal, where they have become critical components of Russia’s arsenal.
Iranian drone diversification
Like many countries around the globe, Iran has been steadily improving its drone manufacturing base for over a decade.
During Israel’s 12-day war with Iran, known in Israel as Rising Lion, over a thousand drones were launched by the Islamic Republic. The large majority was intercepted by Israel’s missile defense systems, along with Air Force platforms.
Tehran has been incorporating the lessons learned during the war. The Hadid-110’s trade-off between speed and endurance reflects Iran’s strategy of diversifying its drone fleet to meet different tactical needs with one family of systems aimed at long-range saturation attacks and another tailored for precision strikes in contested airspace.
Together, the two UAVs form a complementary arsenal that Iran hopes can overwhelm defenses through both quantity and quality.
Its fleet of UAS has become one of the country’s most influential military exports. For countries like Israel and Ukraine, this poses a new challenge: the need for intercepting swarms of slower drones while simultaneously preparing for fast, radar-evading threats.
The Hadid-110 may not carry the same endurance as its predecessors, but its ability to shorten reaction times for defenders could make it a formidable new weapon.