The Shahed 131 (Persian: شاهد ۱۳۶, literally "Witness 131"), or Geran-1 (Russian: Герань-1, literally "Geranium-1") in Russian service, is an Iranian-made exploding drone which came to prominence in October 2022 during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[1][2][3] It is powered by a Wankel engine model Shahed-783/788.[4]
^Scollon, Michael. "Iranian Missiles Threaten To Boost Russia's Deadly Air Campaign In Ukraine". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty.
^Kossov, Igor (October 24, 2022). "How Russia uses Iranian drones to try to overwhelm Ukraine's air defense". The Kyiv Independent.
^Panasovskyi, Maksim. "The AFU captured a kamikaze drone Shahed-131 - a smaller version of Shahed-136, weighing 135 kg, warhead weighing 15 kg and a launch range of 900 km". gagadget.com.
^"Russians began to use Shahed-131 kamikaze drones". mil.in.ua. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
invasion of Ukraine. It is powered by a Wankel engine model Shahed-783/788. The Shahed-131 is powered by the Serat-1 Wankel engine, which is a copy of...
Russia and has regularly delivered loitering munitions, chiefly the Shahed131 and Shahed 136, to the Russian military. Several countries have accused Iran...
attacked a naval target during the war. While Russia uses long-range Iranian Shahed-136 kamikaze drones against Ukrainian energy infrastructure, the Lancet...
Geran-1 (Shahed-131) Kamikaze Drone Spotted After Night Attack From Crimea | Defense Express". en.defence-ua.com. "Russians began to use Shahed-131 kamikaze...
as well as power infrastructure with Iranian-made drones such as Shahed131, Shahed 136. As of December 21, 2023, the World Health Organization (WHO)...
Industries Organization in 2004/5 and used by Shahed Aviation Industries to develop the Shahed131 and Shahed 136 drones. Four South Africans working for...
Department accused Iran of violating Resolution 2231 by selling Shahed131 and Shahed 136 drones to Russia, agreeing with similar assessments by France...
2023. Initial shipments arrived at Begishevo Airport and included some Shahed131 drones. Indigenous production of the airframes was scheduled to begin...
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