Geran-3 (jet) / Shahed-238
One-way attack drone · also known as Geran-3, Shahed-238 (Iranian jet counterpart)
| Designer / manufacturer | Russia (Alabuga complex per HUR); Shahed-238 is an Iranian design |
|---|---|
| Countries | Russia, Iran |
| Production | Alabuga, Tatarstan (per Ukrainian intelligence); HUR said in Aug 2026 that Geran-3 production stopped in favour of Geran-4/5 |
| Operators | Russia |
| Estimated unit cost | No published estimate found |
| Confidence | low |
Other published estimates
| Estimate | Context | Source |
|---|---|---|
| $35k–$40k, reported (2026) | Price of the Chinese turbojet engine for Geran-4/5 only (HUR deputy chief Skibitskyi); not a drone price. Source for the engine price is the Euromaidan Press item listed in sources. | english.nv.ua |
Reported characteristics
| Speed (km/h) | 300-370 (later HUR); 550-600 (early HUR); Geran-4 ~500 |
|---|---|
| Range (km) | up to 1000 (HUR) |
| Warhead (kg) | unknown for Geran-3; ~90 for Geran-5 (HUR) |
| Engine | Telefly JT80 (HUR, Sep 2025); earlier reports named Iranian Tolou-10/13 |
Notes
Almost all data come from Ukrainian intelligence statements, not independently verified.
Who uses it and how they obtain it
How each user obtains this type, from open sources (research note of 12 October 2026). Confidence concerns the route claim: high means several independent authoritative sources or an official source; medium, one good source with supporting coverage; low, a single source, a party's claim or visual similarity only. 'Contested' means a party denies it, sources disagree, or it rests only on a party's claim. Several primary documents were only reachable through secondary coverage. This is background on the type, not evidence about any specific incident. Explanations are in English.
| User | How obtained | Explanation and sources |
|---|---|---|
| Russia | own production, import / supply Confidence: low contested | Ukraine's HUR describes Geran-3 as Russia's analogue of the Iranian Shahed-238 jet drone, built around a Chinese Telefly JT80 turbojet, and CSIS reports a Shahed-238 deployed in Ukraine by January 2024. Almost all detail comes from Ukrainian intelligence, which said in August 2026 that Geran-3 production had stopped. Components: HUR: 45 foreign parts in one recovered Geran-3 (about half US, 8 Chinese, 7 Swiss, 3 German, 2 British, 1 Japanese); Chinese JT80 engine; Geran-2-type avionics (Sadra inertial unit, Kometa-M12); earlier HUR reports named Iranian Tolou-10/13 engines for a small-scale Russian copy of the Shahed-238. |
| Iran (Shahed-238 jet counterpart) | own production Confidence: low | Press summaries of Ukrainian reporting say the Shahed-238 was unveiled in Iran in late 2023 and had been offered to Russia months earlier. Little independent technical or production data was found. Components: unknown (HUR names Tolou-10/13 engines for the Russian-built copy only) |
Dossiers mentioning this type
- Overnight wave: Ukraine's Air Force reports 116 attack drones, 94 downed or suppressed · 11 Oct 2026
Sources
- https://euromaidanpress.com/?p=420149
- https://english.nv.ua/russian-war/new-russian-jet-engine-drone-used-to-attack-kyiv-50521396.html
- https://english.nv.ua/russian-war/ukraine-finds-45-foreign-components-in-russia-s-geran-3-drones-50545405.html
Cost figures are published estimates from third parties and vary widely; they are not DroneLedger assessments. Corrections: About, corrections & privacy.
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