Mirsad-1

The Mirsad-1 (Arabic: مرصاد, English: "Observation post"), known in Iran as the Ababil-T,[1] is a designation for a small unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) used for reconnaissance purposes by the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah in the 2000s, where it entered Israel on two occasions, in 2004 and 2005.

Reports state that up to 30 Hezbollah personnel also received training on operating the Mirsad at the Iranian Revolutionary Guards' bases near Isfahan, Iran.

[2] Hassan Nasrallah, who was Secretary-General of Hezbollah, 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.

[3] In 2024, during the Israel–Hezbollah conflict, the Mirsad-1 drone breached Israeli defenses and targeted an IDF military base in Binyamina, leaving 4 soldiers killed and more than 60 people injured,[4][5][6] in what was described as the "biggest attack on Israel since the October 7 massacre".

During the Israel–Hezbollah conflict, the Mirsad-1 drone breached Israeli defenses and targeted an IDF military base in Binyamina-Giv'at Ada, leaving 4 soldiers killed and more than 60 people injured,[11][12][6] in what was described as the "biggest attack on Israel since the October 7 massacre".