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One-way attack drone · One-way attack
Delta-wing symbolGeran-4
A Russian jet-powered one-way attack aircraft with a distinct GUR component catalogue and an original RFE/RL teardown. The baseline specification and the October 2026 modification remain separate. Jet propulsion or the Shahed family name alone cannot identify Geran-4 in an incident.[1][3]
- Design origin
- Russia[1]
- Research edition
- In our archive
- 1 dossier ↗1 Model named / assessed · 0 Family-level link · model not established
Public-source profile. Performance claims are attributed; type links do not verify an incident identification.
also known as Geran 4, Герань-4, Герань 4, Герань–4
Public-source profile. Performance claims are attributed; type links do not verify an incident identification.
The numbers, with their sources
Intervals preserve the published bounds; they are not statistical confidence intervals. A blank lower or upper bound stays open. Values belong to the named configuration, not every aircraft.
Reported speed
320 km/h[1]≤ 450 km/h[1]Take-off mass
≤ 450 kg[1]Warhead mass
90 kg[1]Body length
3.6 m[1]Wingspan
3.05 m[1]Endurance
2.2 h[1]Same-class research profiles · published range, km · open bounds remain open
- Shahed-136 / Geran-21000–2500 km CSIS Missile Threat
- Shahed-131 / Geran-1900 km Defence Intelligence of Ukraine
- Geran-3 / Shahed-238 jet family≤ 1000 km HUR
- Samad-1 / Samad-2 / Samad-3 (Houthi)887–989 km Voskuijl, Dekkers & Savelsberg / Science & Global Security
- Qasef-1 / Qasef-2K (Houthi)≤ 200 km Wilson Center
- Liutyi (An-196)> 1000 km Ukrainska Pravda
- Bober / Beaver (UJ-26)1000 km Espreso
- Fire Point FP-1≤ 1600 km Associated Press
- Molniya fixed-wing FPV family30–40 km CSIS
- AQ-400 Scythe≥ 750 km The War Zone
- Arash-21000 km Wisconsin Project / Iran Watch
- Geran-4770 km Defence Intelligence of Ukraine
Size in everyday terms
One scale. Different machines.
Geran-4 · Geran-4 · GUR baseline catalogue, not the separate October 2026 modification · Body length[1] · Wingspan[1]
Human height is an illustrative 1.8 m; bus length an illustrative 12 m. Car length uses the cited MINI specification. Vehicle heights and drone side contours are schematic. Top views preserve published length and span; an absent dimension is never guessed.
One car length here is 3.821 m: MINI Cooper 3 door, March 2020 specification.
DRONELEDGER / In our archive
In our archive
1Dossiers mentioning this type
2026-10-16First archived event
2026-10-16Latest archived event
Dossiers, not aircraft or successful strikes. Counts reflect archive coverage and reporting choices. Dates below are dossier event dates; unknown months are excluded from the chart.
Linked dossiers use source-indexed type fields or positive editorial type assessments. These are not verified identifications. Free-text name mentions and unknown or negative assessments do not count.
1 Model named / assessed0 Family-level link · model not established
Family-level links are included separately in totals, timelines and maps. Shahed-family reports lead here through the Shahed-136 profile; unspecified jet-drone reports through Geran-3. Neither establishes that model, and generic “drone” reports remain excluded.
Dossiers per month · Source notebook
| Archived event period | Model named / assessed | Family-level link · model not established | Dossiers mentioning this type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Countries in linked dossiers: Ukraine (1)
Map linked dossiers · 1 dossierDrone report in Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine
Drone presence: ReportedImpact evidence: Not establishedAttribution: Not established
Where this type appears
Counts follow model/family links in the archive. A general register link does not identify a model.
Drones at sea ↗
No model-linked entry yet · explore the register
Drones and airports ↗
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Developments ↗
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Family & configurations
Geran-4
No sourced family relationship recorded in this edition. Similar roles do not establish a common design.
Form, sound & identification limits
- GUR’s dimensions and performance are official declarations linked to the baseline configuration. RFE/RL describes its own physical teardown and turbojet observation; its public page does not independently measure these numbers. Specimen identity between investigations is not established.[1][3]
- The October update reports changes in propulsion and navigation. It is another publication by GUR, not a third independent evidence origin. No baseline range, warhead or dimensions are automatically assigned to that modification.[2]
Shape or sound alone cannot identify a drone. Follow local public-safety alerts; do not approach wreckage.
No licensed, model-attested recording is available in our sound library.
What does it cost?
Published USD figures use different price bases and years. Airframes, export packages and support are not equivalent. These are not current offers or verified production costs.
Unknown in reviewed sources
Countermeasures in public analysis
No type-specific, independently supported summary is included in this edition.
Source notebook
- Defence Intelligence of Ukraine · Geran-4 baseline: declared specifications and examined components
Publication date not stated · Source consulted: 2026-11-01 · Official report; not an independent test
- Defence Intelligence of Ukraine · Geran-4 October 2026 modification: official examination
2026-10-05 · Source consulted: 2026-11-01 · Official report; not an independent test
- RFE/RL / Schemes · Original Geran-4 teardown, by Valeriya Yegoshyna and Borys Trotsenko
2026-09-24 · Source consulted: 2026-11-01 · Firsthand reporting
Cite this profile
DroneLedger. Geran-4. Research edition 2026-11-01. https://droneincidents.com/drones/geran-4/