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