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Researchers at the Technical and Vocational University of Tabriz in Iran, have developed an advanced reconnaissance drone, which can fly for 45 minutes at a 1750-meter altitude.

The UAV is capable of taking photos while flying and sending them online to the control center, IRNA news agency reported.

The drone has speed of 250 kilometres/hour and can hide itself from being targeted by the ballistic and cruise missiles, according to the report.

The price of the similar foreign drones reaches $36 million, IRNA quoted Samad Samadani, the head of Iran's Technical and Vocational Universities as saying.

The Iranian drone also benefits a smart control system which makes it able to return to its primary runway, if the operators lose control over the drone's.

Iran unveiled its first domestically manufactured long-range combat drone, the Karrar (Striker), on August 23, 2010. It reportedly has a range of 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) and can carry two 115-kilogram bombs or precision-guided munitions weighing 227 kilograms.

The first Iranian medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), the Shahed-129 (Witness-129), was unveiled in September 2012, which is capable of carrying out combat and reconnaissance missions for 24 hours.

In September 2013, the Iranian Army Ground Forces unveiled a domestically designed and built combat drone, dubbed Yasir, which can fly at an altitude of 15000 feet, has a flight endurance of eight hours and effective operational radius of 200 kilometers.