The Mohajer-6 is an Iranian-produced unmanned aerial vehicle, provided to russia and observed flying over the Black Sea and Crimea. The Mohajer-6 is an intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance system but can also conduct air-to-surface attacks with free-fall guided munitions, the UK Defense Intelligence reports.
Its practical range is limited by line of sight to maintain real-time operator control: approximately 200 km at 10,000 ft. This can be extended by handover to another ground control station.
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The continued presence of the system in western Crimea is likely evidence of russia trying to identify threats to russian ports and vessels following recent Ukrainian successes.
There is a realistic possibility its mission also includes supporting russian targeting processes for the south-west Ukrainian coastline. Ukraine has shot down at least one Mohajer-6 – on September 23, 2022 over the Black Sea – and russia likely accidentally shot down a system over Crimea on June 6, 2023.
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