This thing would tear through some Shahed or Geran drones

The Gulf Air Forces are tearing through Iranian Shahed-136... drones by the dozens. But what if these “dumb” one-way drones could fight back? That’s exactly what Russia is testing in Ukraine. Some Shahed-136s, or Geran-2s, are now armed with air-to-air missiles to defend against Ukrainian fighters and helicopters! Yup, these drones are hunting the hunters! If it works, counter-drone warfare would get a lot more complicated. 1/4show more

Russian Shahed/Geran-type long-range strike drones are impacting residential buildings... in the capital of Ukraine, Kyiv, tonight.show more

Some Russian “Gerbera” reconnaissance UAVs now have two top-mounted... cameras that apparently monitor Ukrainian interceptor drones. This information is transmitted by radio modem to Russia to help prepare the best flight corridors for “Shahed” (Geran-2) strike UAVs.show more

The Ukrainian city of Dnipro came under attack of... Russian Shahed/Geran-type long-range strike drones on Thursday. One of the drones impacted a multi-storey residential building.show more

Ukrainian drones reportedly hit Alabuga Special Economic Zone in... Russia’s Tatarstan. Shahed (Geran) manufacturing facilities are located in this area. The facility is almost 1300km away from the Ukrainian border. 🇺🇦 drones have very impressive range and effectivenessshow more

Russia carried out strikes with jet-powered Shahed-238/Geran-3 long-range attack... drones in the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv on Thursday afternoon. Multiple explosions reported by the locals.show more

Russian Shahed/Geran-type long-range OWA-UAVs are attacking the city of... Chernihiv in northern Ukraine this evening.show more

Shahed-136 drones were also launched. They should arrive in... the next hours if they make it through the different layers of air defense systems in Iraq or Jordan.show more

LONG FIGHT: Ukraine's Defense Intelligence says Russia plans to... recruit ~12,000 North Korean workers by end of 2025 for Alabuga SEZ in Tatarstan—home to Shahed/Geran murder-drone production. #UkraineWar #Russia #Dronesshow more

Russian strikes with real-time guided Shahed/Geran-type attack drones target... Ukrainian long-range OWA-UAV launcher positions set up on a field. The Russians destroy a mobile launcher based on civilian truck.show more

This morning, three Russian Geran-2 drones struck a target... in the Kholodnohirs'kyi District of Kharkiv City.show more

🇷🇺🇺🇦 Footage from this morning of Russian Geran drones... striking the Mayaky pontoon bridge in Odessa.show more

🇷🇺🇺🇦 This morning, several Russian Geran drones reportedly struck... a locomotive depot in the city of Odessa.show more

Ukraine's Defence Intelligence reports that Russia plans to recruit... ~12,000 North Korean workers by the end of 2025 for facilities in Alabuga Special Economic Zone in Tatarstan, where Shahed/Geran drones are produced for military strikes on Ukrainian civilian targets.show more

Here is what appears to be the first ever... footage of a Russian Geran-3 jet drone in action, flying over Kyiv Oblast this morning. Geran-3 drones generally fly at a speed of around 550 km/h, compared to the Geran-2's 185km/h. Production for Geran-3 drones has skyrocketed recently (alongside that of the Geran-2) resulting in significantly higher usage, especially on targets in Sumy, Chernihiv, Kyiv, and Poltava Oblasts.show more

Russian decoy drones such as this “Parody” or “Gerbera”... accompany waves of Shahed drones. They are not armed and instead carry a radar reflector like the spherical Luneburg lens shown below, to attract the attention of Ukrainian air defenses.show more

The crew of a Ukrainian Yak-52 piston-engine trainer plane... intercepting a Russian Shahed/Geran-type long-range strike drone over Ukraine's Odesa Oblast this afternoon.show more

Moravan Z-137 Agro Turbo turboprop aircraft, modified for R-73... air to air missile launches, was spotted in Ukraine. Most likely used to intercept Shahed kamikaze drones or reconnaissance drones.show more

This morning, at least two Russian Geran-2 drones impacted... a building in the town of Pys'menne, eastern Dnipropetrovsk Oblast.show more