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Shahed-136
Also known as: Geran-2 · Герань-2 · Шахед-136 · شاهد ۱۳۶
Manufacturer: Shahed Aviation Industries
Iranian-designed delta-wing one-way attack drone. Mass-produced in Russia as Geran-2 at Alabuga SEZ. Primary platform of Russian deep-strike campaigns against Ukrainian energy infrastructure.
SPECIFICATIONS
Category
loitering-munition
In service since
2021
Weight
200 kg
Payload
50 kg
Range
2000 km
Endurance
360 min
Speed
185 km/h
Control
GNSS-INS
EW resistance
medium
Autonomy
autonomous
Unit cost (USD)
$20,000 – $50,000
KNOWN OPERATORS
NOTABLE USE CASES
Used in mass strikes on Ukrainian cities since Sep 2022; Houthi strikes in Red Sea region.
RECENT EVENTS
doctrine-change2026-10-20Ukrainian arms maker rethinks reliance on Starlink amid reported speed limits affecting drone operations🇺🇦doctrine-change2026-10-16U.S. Army discusses training and employment concepts for LUCAS one-way attack drones🇺🇸doctrine-change2026-10-14U.S. Army rapidly fields Merops interceptor drone as program of record for counter-UAS missions🇺🇸deployment2026-10-08USS Abraham Lincoln returns to San Diego after deployment citing numerous Iranian one-way drone shootdowns🇺🇸strike2026-10-02Russian jet-powered drones strike Ukrainian energy infrastructure and Kyiv bridges amid escalating air attacks🇺🇦strike2026-09-28Russia launches overnight jet-powered Shahed/Geran drone attack across Ukraine; strike reported in Odesa🇺🇦strike2026-09-22Ukrainian FPV interceptor STING downs modified Shahed-136 over Odesa Oblast🇺🇦civilian-incident2026-09-19Florida fishing charter recovers drone near Eglin AFB; base confirms a test drone was lost🇺🇸
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Data confidence: 85 / 100. Catalog is in active development.