Iran Requested New Russian Geran Drones for Attacks on Israeli, American Targets Amid War
- On Sunday, the Financial Times reported that Tehran requested Russia's new generation of Geran drones earlier this year during the Israeli-US conflict, citing Western security officials and Kremlin sources.
- These jet-powered Geran-4 and Geran-5 models recently entered the Russia-Ukraine war, offering enhanced evasion capabilities and thermal vision with AI-powered targeting over their propeller-powered predecessors.
- The advanced Geran-5 carries a 90-kilogram warhead at 600 kph, dramatically outpacing the first-generation Geran's 20-kilogram warhead and 185 kph top speed, with both models offering longer ranges.
- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky accused Russia in March of supplying Iranian-designed Shahed drones, telling CNN's Fareed Zakaria it is "100% facts" that Iran used Russian-made Shaheds against US bases.
- Pro-Kremlin media reported the Geran-5 can be deployed by Russian Sukhoi-25 fighter jets that Tehran purchased in 2025, while incorporating Chinese mesh radio network modems for enhanced survivability.
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Report: Iran seeks Russia’s jet-powered upgrade of its Shahed drones for war with Isr
Western security officials tell Financial Times Tehran sought advanced Russian Geran drones, including jet-powered models capable of flying up to 600 km/h, after Moscow transformed the Iranian Shahed design into a faster and harder-to-intercept weapon
Secret Russia-Iran drone deal after strikes? Putin’s upgraded drones now on Mojtaba’s wishlist
Iran reportedly wants Russia's upgraded Geran drones as its war with the U.S. and Israel rages. Tehran has sought the Russian weapons after Moscow transformed Iran's original Shahed-136 design through years of battlefield use in Ukraine. The Financial Times reported secret drone talks and an agreement involving 500 Russian Verba air-defense systems and 2,500 missiles, although Moscow reportedly rejected Iran's request for S-400s. Kremlin spokesm…
Iran has requested Russia's supply of rocket-droncadze, claims the British edition of Financial Times with reference to its own sources. Russia received its first Shahed-136 drones from Iran in 2022, developing an entire family of shock drones on the basis of this model, in that year.
Tehran now wants an improved version of its own development. Russia has significantly improved the Gheran drones built on Iran's Shaheeds. Now Tehran wants to obtain more modern models for the war against the US and Israel. RBK-Ukraine reports this with reference to the Financial Times. According to Western representatives of the security and personal services close to the Kremlin, Russia's drone capabilities have increased significantly in rece…
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