Russia iterates Shahed/Geran with jet airframes, mesh radios and AAM payloads

The article describes Russia’s wartime iteration of Iranian Shahed drones into the Geran family, including swapping engines (incl. turbojet/jet-powered variants like Geran-4/5), adding mesh-network radios, and integrating air-to-air missiles—representing a notable capability upgrade beyond the original prop-driven design. It also notes Russia sharing satellite imagery/targeting data with Iran and assisting ramjet propulsion development for supersonic/hypersonic cruise missiles, indicating a feedback loop of battlefield-driven upgrades flowing back to Iran.