Shahed-136 Drone (“Geran-2”)
An Iranian-made suicide drone imported by Russia for use in its invasion of Ukraine. Rebranded as “Geran-2,” or Geranium-2.
Conventional two-stroke piston engine powering a "pusher" propeller
Control surfaces
Width: 2.5m
Approx. 40kg warhead
Delta-wing
Rocket-assisted takeoff
(pod jettisoned after launch)
Launched: 2021, by Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Company (HESA)
Weight: 200kg
Claimed range: 2,500km
Max speed: 185km/h
Length: 3.5m
Juan Carlos Herrera/Wojtek Grojec Source: U.S. Army, UK Ministry of Defense, AFP
Shahed-136 Drone (“Geran-2”)
An Iranian-made suicide drone imported by Russia for use in its invasion of Ukraine. Rebranded as “Geran-2,” or Geranium-2.
Conventional two-stroke piston engine powering a "pusher" propeller
Control surfaces
Width: 2.5m
Approx. 40kg warhead
Delta-wing
Rocket-assisted takeoff
(pod jettisoned after launch)
STATISTICS
Launched: 2021, by Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Company (HESA)
Weight: 200kg
Claimed range: 2,500km
Max speed: 185km/h
Length: 3.5m
Juan Carlos Herrera/Wojtek Grojec
Source: U.S. Army, UK Ministry of Defense, AFP
Shahed-136 Drone (“Geran-2”)
An Iranian-made suicide drone imported by Russia for use in its invasion of Ukraine. Rebranded as “Geran-2,” or Geranium-2.
Conventional two-stroke piston engine powering a "pusher" propeller
TOP
Control surfaces
Width: 2.5m
Approx. 40kg warhead
Delta-wing
BOTTOM
Rocket-assisted takeoff
(pod jettisoned after launch)
Length: 3.5m
STATISTICS
Launched: 2021, by Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Company (HESA)
Weight: 200kg
Claimed range: 2,500km
Max speed: 185km/h
Juan Carlos Herrera/Wojtek Grojec
Source: U.S. Army, UK Ministry of Defense, AFP