HESA Shahed 136
Also known as Shahed 136, Shahed-136, Geranium 2, Geranium-2, Geran-2, Geran 2, Shahed136, Shahed-136 drone
The HESA Shahed 136, also known by its Russian designation Geran-2, is an Iranian-designed one-way attack drone, also referred to as a kamikaze drone or suicide drone, in the form of an autonomous pusher-propelled drone. It is designed and manufactured by the Iranian state-owned corporation HESA in association with Shahed Aviation Industries.
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Key facts
- Type
- One-way attack drone
- Place of origin
- Iran
- Used by
- Iran, Russia (as Geran-2)
- Wars
- Russo-Ukrainian war September–October 2022 attacks on Iraqi Kurdistan April 2024 Iranian strikes in Israel 2026 Iran war
- Designer
- Shahed Aviation Industries
- Manufacturer
- Shahed Aviation Industries; Russia
- Unit cost
- $193,000 (export; various estimates for domestic production cost range from $10,000 to $50,000)
- Number span no built
- Unknown
- Mass
- 200 kg (440 lb)
- Length
~38 min read
Article
The HESA Shahed 136 (Persian: شاهد ۱۳۶, lit. 'Witness 136'), also known by its Russian designation Geran-2 (Russian: Герань-2, lit. 'Geranium-2'), is an Iranian-designed one-way attack drone, also referred to as a kamikaze drone or suicide drone, in the form of an autonomous pusher-propelled drone. It is designed and manufactured by the Iranian state-owned corporation HESA in association with Shahed Aviation Industries.
The munition is designed to attack ground targets from a distance. The drone is typically fired in multiples from a launch rack. The first public footage of the drone was released in December 2021. Russia has made much use of the Shahed 136/Geran-2 in the Russo-Ukrainian war, especially in strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure, and mass-produces its own version.