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Reaktivnaya Geran
In the sources: Реактивная Герань
Loitering munition (kamikaze drone) · Alabuga. Facts from open sources (OSINT), each linked to its post or document; translated from Russian by a language model.
Class and role
| Parameter | Value | Sources | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environment | Air — high altitude (>1000 m) | ✎ | @mil_hub |
| Environment | Air — low altitude (up to 1000 m) | ✎ | editor |
| Class | Platform — air | ×2 | @texBPLA, @mil_hub |
| Subclass | Loitering munition (kamikaze drone) | ×2 | @texBPLA, @mil_hub |
| Subclass | Long-range strike drone (deep-strike) | ×1 | @mil_hub |
| Function | Attack (engagement) | ×1 | @mil_hub |
| Role | Strike | ×1 | @mil_hub |
Manufacturer and country
| Value | Sources | Where |
|---|---|---|
| IEMZ Kupol | ×1 | @VictoryDrones |
| Alabuga | ×2 | @VictoryDrones, @VictoryDrones2023 |
Specifications
| Parameter | Value | Sources | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| Speed | up to 300 mph (about 480 km/h), three times faster than the propeller version ≠ sources disagree | ×4 | @uav_tech, @zhivoff, @mil_hub +1 |
| Payload / warhead | up to 90 kg | ×4 | @infantmilitario, @informnapalm, @VictoryDrones2023 +1 |
| propulsion | jet engine | ×4 | @RussianArms, @VictoryDrones, @GoDrone +1 |
| variant | Geran-4 seeker (with homing head, jet-powered) | ×4 | @milinfolive, @VictoryDrones2023, @VictoryDrones +1 |
| Range | up to 1000 km | ×3 | @VictoryDrones, @RussianArms, @VictoryDrones2023 |
| Speed | up to 600 km/h ≠ sources disagree | ×3 | @VictoryDrones2023, @RussianArms, @ShrikeNews |
| Range | about 950 km | ×2 | @texBPLA, @informnapalm |
| Speed | much faster compared to Geran-2 | ×2 | @VictoryDrones2023, @VictoryDrones |
| Speed | up to ~400 km/year+ km/h ≠ sources disagree | ×2 | @VictoryDrones2023, @kcpn2014 |
| Speed | about 480 km/h ≠ sources disagree | ×2 | @VictoryDrones, @mil_hub |
| Speed | 450–600 km/h ≠ sources disagree | ×2 | @informnapalm, @texBPLA |
| Speed | up to 500 km/h ≠ sources disagree | ×2 | @texBPLA, @mil_hub |
| modification | modified air intake and engine installation, airframe changes | ×2 | @VictoryDrones, @texBPLA |
| production_rate_projected | up to 64 thousand per year (after expansion, +28 thousand) pcs/year | ×2 | @informnapalm, @VictoryDrones2023 |
| propulsion | turbojet powerplant | ×2 | @VictoryDrones, @texBPLA |
| Speed | higher speed performance compared to standard versions | ×1 | @VictoryDrones |
| Speed | increased speed compared to the baseline version | ×1 | @rybar |
| Speed | higher than previous versions | ×1 | @VictoryDrones |
| Speed | 240–500 km/h | ×1 | @mil_hub |
| Speed | 425 km/h ≠ sources disagree | ×1 | @third_svitova |
| Speed | 350 km/h ≠ sources disagree | ×1 | @barantchik |
| Flight altitude | fly higher than previous versions | ×1 | @VictoryDrones |
| Flight altitude | 2000–3500 m (cruise) | ×1 | @mil_hub |
| Flight altitude | about 3 km ≠ sources disagree | ×1 | @third_svitova |
| Flight altitude | up to 6 km | ×1 | @informnapalm |
| Flight altitude | 4–7 km ≠ sources disagree | ×1 | @milinfolive |
| Payload / warhead | equipped with Chinese optical cameras with laser rangefinder and automatic target lock | ×1 | @third_svitova |
| Payload / warhead | about 60 kg of combat payload (main charge ~40 kg + four strike modules of ~5 kg each) ≠ sources disagree | ×1 | @battle_technic |
| Payload / warhead | anti-drone missiles to engage interceptors (new versions) | ×1 | @uav_tech |
| Payload / warhead | larger payload compared to previous versions | ×1 | @VictoryDrones |
| Payload / warhead | 40 kg conventional charge + 4 kg shaped charges ("whiskers") ≠ sources disagree | ×1 | @infantmilitario |
| Payload / warhead | additional FPV drones on the wings | ×1 | @DefenderMedia |
| Payload / warhead | two FPV drones | ×1 | @milinua |
| Cost | ~$20 000 USD | ×1 | @uav_tech |
| air_intake | an air intake was added | ×1 | @warhistoryalconafter |
| altitude_old | 1–1.5 (standard version) km | ×1 | @milinfolive |
| antennas | two MESH antennas on the tails: one pointing down, the other up | ×1 | @VictoryDrones2023 |
| camera_modes | day, night, infrared | ×1 | @warhistoryalconafter |
| camera_position | front camera | ×1 | @VictoryDrones2023 |
| camera_zoom | 10-32x | ×1 | @warhistoryalconafter |
| communication | MESH antennas on the tail for signal reception and in-flight control | ×1 | @milinfolive |
| components_origin | China (engines, servos, gyroscopes, electronics), Iranian design | ×1 | @mil_hub |
| contract_volume | more than 13,000 Shahed drones, components and equipment for $324 million (Iran–Russia contract 2022) | ×1 | @uav_tech |
| control | remotely controlled | ×1 | @warhistoryalconafter |
| control_channel | Chinese mesh modem, SIM cards of Ukrainian, Russian, Belarusian and European operators | ×1 | @warhistoryalconafter |
| control_range | up to 300 km | ×1 | @warhistoryalconafter |
| description | new jet-powered modifications of the Geran family, increasingly resembling cruise missiles in speed, range and design | ×1 | @kapotta |
| description | in characteristics closer to cruise missiles than to conventional drones | ×1 | @mil_hub |
| description | cruise missile | ×1 | @ShrikeNews |
| designation | Geran-5 | ×1 | @VictoryDrones |
| electronics_components | foreign components, incl. Texas Instruments | ×1 | @warhistoryalconafter |
| engine_origin | turbojet engine is Chinese, but there are localized Russian ones | ×1 | @warhistoryalconafter |
| engine_placement | jet engine located inside the fuselage | ×1 | @warhistoryalconafter |
| feature | high-speed jet-powered strike drone | ×1 | @RuporOfBattle |
| flight_altitude | 2000–3500 m | ×1 | @kcpn2014 |
| guidance | nose camera for target guidance | ×1 | @milinfolive |
| guidance | CRPA antenna (32 elements) | ×1 | @milinfolive |
| guidance | electro-optical seeker | ×1 | @RussianArms |
| launch_method | launch from ground rails only | ×1 | @battle_technic |
| maneuverability | much more maneuverable compared to Geran-2 | ×1 | @VictoryDrones2023 |
| modification | minor differences in wing mounting and other details | ×1 | @texBPLA |
| navigation | simpler and more vulnerable navigation, no backup navigation channel via cell towers | ×1 | @battle_technic |
| navigation | SIM cards, modems for route correction; complex navigation systems | ×1 | @uav_tech |
| observation_altitude | 8 km | ×1 | @warhistoryalconafter |
| operating_altitude | periodically climb above 5 km, in some cases recorded at about 7 km | ×1 | @mil_hub |
| origin | Iranian Shahed-136 — loitering munition with a piston engine | ×1 | @kcpn2014 |
| precision | much more accurate compared to Geran-2 | ×1 | @VictoryDrones2023 |
| propulsion | jet (turbojet) | ×1 | @VictoryDrones2023 |
| prototype | Iranian Shahed-101 | ×1 | @texBPLA |
| rcs | relatively small radar cross-section | ×1 | @RussianArms |
| reaction_time_for_manpads | a matter of seconds | ×1 | @milinfolive |
| share_of_fleet | about 20% of the total number of Shahed-type drones % | ×1 | @yigal_levin |
| share_of_use | up to 20% of the total number of Shaheds used % | ×1 | @VictoryDrones2023 |
| speed_advantage | four times faster than conventional counterparts | ×1 | @VictoryDrones2023 |
| speed_characteristics | higher speed performance compared to the baseline version | ×1 | @RussianArms |
| storage | stored simply in the open air (some of the transport containers) | ×1 | @DniproOfficial |
| swarm_capability | none, operate individually | ×1 | @battle_technic |
×N – how many different sources (channels, sites or documents) give this value; ×1 means one.
Design and propulsion
| Parameter | Value | Sources | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power plant | Turbojet | ×2 | @texBPLA, @mil_hub |
Components and technologies
| Value | Sources | Where |
|---|---|---|
| turbojet engine | ×6 | @uav_tech, @texBPLA, @VictoryDrones2023 +3 |
| AI (artificial intelligence) | ×1 | @VictoryDrones2023 |
| CRPA antennas | ×2 | @milinfolive, @uav_tech |
| electro-optical system (EOS) | ×3 | @RussianArms, @battle_technic, @milinfolive |
| KRSN (shaped-charge cutting special payload) | ×3 | @battle_technic, @third_svitova, @my_el_lab |
| CRPA antenna | ×2 | @VictoryDrones2023, @VictoryDrones |
| optical camera (Chinese, with laser rangefinder) | ×1 | @third_svitova |
| thermal imaging (IR) camera | ×1 | @VictoryDrones2023 |
| Onboard AI | ×1 | @mil_hub |
| Ariadna | ×1 | @VictoryDrones2023 |
| MESH antennas | ×1 | @milinfolive |
| carbon fiber | ×1 | @VictoryDrones2023 |
| "whiskers" shaped charges | ×1 | @infantmilitario |
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