{"id":125317,"date":"2026-09-20T11:37:32","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T06:07:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=125317"},"modified":"2026-09-20T14:47:25","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T09:17:25","slug":"geran-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/geran-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Geran-2"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Geran-2 Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New satellite imagery is shedding light on Russia\u2019s expanding Geran-2 drone\u00a0 production at the Alabuga Special Economic Zone in Tatarstan.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Geran-2<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is a <\/span><b>long-range one-way attack drone<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, often referred to as a <\/span><b><a href=\"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/kamikaze-drones\/\" target=\"_blank\">kamikaze drone<\/a>.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is essentially a <\/span><b>domestically manufactured Russian version <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the <\/span><b>Iranian-designed Shahed-136.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Geran is mainly used for <\/span><b>long-range strike, both as a primary system<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and as a <\/span><b>low-cost complement<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to the much more sophisticated <\/span><b>cruise and ballistic missiles.\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A Shahed\/Geran drone <\/span><b>costs <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">between \u20ac25,000 and \u20ac40,000 \u2014 a <\/span><b>tiny fraction of a ballistic missile.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Geran-2 drones are <\/span><b>launched in swarms<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to maximize the probability of success against strategic infrastructures.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Geran-2 <\/b><b>Features<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the Geran-2 retains the <\/span><b>core aerodynamic layout of the Shahed-136\u2014<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">featuring a <\/span><b>delta wing, composite honeycomb structure<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and a <\/span><b>rear-mounted piston engine<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2014it incorporates substantial upgrades.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The wingspan measures approximately 2.5 meters and fuselage length approximately 3.5 meters.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Powered by a 50\u201390 HP <\/span><b>piston engine<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the drone can reach speeds up to 180 km\/h with a <\/span><b>flight endurance<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of up to <\/span><b>12 hours.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Warhead weight: 50 kilograms original, can be increased up to 90 kg with reduced fuel load.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Operational range: 2,500 km <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">(1,600 mi) (reported)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><b>Launch: Rocket-assisted take-off, or from moving vehicle\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It features <\/span><b>advanced navigation systems <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">resistant to jamming and spoofing, including multi-antenna Controlled Reception Pattern Antennas (CRPA), 3G\/LTE modems for real-time data links, and improved inertial navigation units.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>News: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/videos\/international\/putins-geran-2-drone-bunker-exposed-satellite-images-reveal-secret-underground-factory-watch\/amp_videoshow\/134362533.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>TOI<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Geran-2 is a Russian long-range attack drone based on Iran\u2019s Shahed-136, used in swarms for low-cost strikes against strategic infrastructure. 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