$193,000[2] (export; various estimates for domestic production cost range from $10,000 to €50,000)[3][4][5][6]
No. built
Unknown
Specifications
Mass
200 kg (440 lb)
Length
3.5 m (11 ft)
Wingspan
2.5 m (8.2 ft)
Warhead weight
50 kilograms (110 lb)[7]
Engine
MD-550 piston engine
Operational range
2,500 km (1,600 mi)[7]
Maximum speed
Around 185 km/h (115 mph)
Guidance system
GNSS, INS[8]
Launch platform
Rocket-assisted take-off
The HESA Shahed 136 (Persian: شاهد ۱۳۶, literally "Witness 136"), also known by its Russian designation Geran-2 (Russian: Герань-2, literally "Geranium-2"), is an Iranian-designed loitering munition,[9] also referred to as a kamikaze drone or suicide drone,[10][11][12][13] in the form of an autonomous pusher-propelled drone. It is designed and manufactured by the Iranian state-owned corporation HESA in association with Shahed Aviation Industries.[1][14][10]
The munition is designed to attack ground targets from a distance. The drone is typically fired in multiples from a launch rack. The first public footage of the drone was released in December 2021.[4] Russia has made much use of the Geran-2 in its invasion of Ukraine, especially in strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure.
^ ab"Treasury Targets Actors Involved in Production and Transfer of Iranian Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to Russia for Use in Ukraine". U.S. Department of the Treasury (Press release). 15 November 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2023. Shahed Aviation Industries Research Center (SAIRC), subordinate to the IRGC ASF, has designed and manufactured several Shahed-series UAV variants, including the Shahed-136 one-way attack UAV ...
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^Segura, Cristian (12 October 2022). "Iranian 'suicide' drones: Russia's new favorite weapon in Ukraine war". El Pail. Archived from the original on 17 October 2022. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
^ abNewdick, Thomas (17 October 2022). "Russia Bombards Ukraine With Iranian 'Kamikaze Drones'". The Drive. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
^Boffey, Daniel (19 October 2022). "Financial toll on Ukraine of downing drones 'vastly exceeds Russian costs'". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 October 2022.
^Gordon, Chris (20 January 2023). "Cheap UAVs Exact High Costs". Air & Space Forces Magazine. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
^ ab"IRGC confirms specs for Shahed-136 attack UAV". Janes Information Services. 17 May 2023. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023.
^Dangwal, Ashish (19 October 2022). "Russia Has 'Upgraded' Iranian Shahed-136 Kamikaze Drones to Boost Its Lethality & Accuracy -- Military Experts". eurasiantimes.com. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
^Kahn, Lauren (26 October 2022). "Can Iranian Drones Turn Russia's Fortunes in the Ukraine War?". Council on Foreign Relations. Retrieved 26 November 2023. The Iranian-produced Shahed-136 (renamed by Russia as the Geran-2) is a loitering munition, although it is sometimes misleadingly referred to in media as a kamikaze or suicide drone.
^ ab"UK sanctions Iran over kamikaze Russian drones". gov.uk. 18 October 2022.
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^"Ukrainian experts identify Iranian producer of Shahed drones" (Press release). Kyiv: Ukrinform. 10 December 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2024. The Shahed-131\136 type one-way attack drones, which Russia has been using to attack Ukraine since September 2022, are produced by the Iranian state-run Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company
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