Geran-3

Maker	Alabuga (Yelabuga drone plant, Alabuga Special Economic Zone)
Origin	Russia (Iranian Shahed-238 design)
Built	Yelabuga, Alabuga Special Economic Zone, Tatarstan, Russia
First combat	June 2025 (Russian-built Geran-3 wreckage found near Kyiv); an Iranian-built Shahed-238 was reportedly downed in Ukraine in January 2024
Length	3.5 m
Span	3 m
Launch weight	350 to 380 kg
Cruise speed	280 to 330 km/h
Top speed	300 to 370 km/h
Max range	600 to 1,000 km
Propulsion	Telefly JT80 turbojet (Chinese), about 80 kgf thrust (half the 160 kgf of the Geran-4 engine)
Guidance	SADRA inertial navigation, Kometa-M12 jam-resistant satellite navigation with 12-element CRPA antenna, air data computer; camera and video link carried
Launcher	Ground-launched from long rails, as reported for jet Gerans generally

Figures are for the Russian-built Geran-3 as described by Ukraine's Defence Intelligence (HUR) via Militarnyi, not the Iranian Shahed-238; Iran claimed about 500 km/h with a Toloue-10 engine, and an Iranian-built Shahed-238 analysed in 2024 used a TJ150-class engine. Sources disagree on range: HUR via Militarnyi gives up to 1,000 km in 2025, Militarnyi gives 600 km in 2026. HUR told Militarnyi in August 2026 that Russia had halted Geran-3 production in favour of the Geran-4. All performance figures are Ukrainian wartime intelligence claims.

Sources (27)

1. New Russian Jet Drone Mimics Cruise Missile, and It's Already Hitting Ukrainian Cities (UNITED24 Media, Jul 31, 2025) (length_m)
2. New Russian Jet Drone Mimics Cruise Missile, and It's Already Hitting Ukrainian Cities (UNITED24 Media, Jul 31, 2025) (span_m)
3. Russian Forces Use Geran-4 Jet-Powered Strike Drone for First Time (Militarnyi, May 3, 2026) (length_m)
4. New Russian Jet Drone Mimics Cruise Missile, and It's Already Hitting Ukrainian Cities (UNITED24 Media, Jul 31, 2025) (launch_weight_kg)
5. Production of the Geran-4/5 Jet Drones Has Surpassed That of the Geran-2 (Militarnyi, Aug 15, 2026) (launch_weight_kg)
6. Production of the Geran-4/5 Jet Drones Has Surpassed That of the Geran-2 (Militarnyi, Aug 15, 2026) (speed_kmh_cruise)
7. Ukrainian Intelligence Releases Detailed Analysis of Russian Geran-3 Jet-Powered UAV (Series U) (Militarnyi, Sep 16, 2025) (speed_kmh_max)
8. Ukraine's Air Defenses Have No Answer for Russia's New Jet Drones (IEEE Spectrum, Sep 30, 2026) (speed_kmh_max)
9. Ukrainian Intelligence Releases Detailed Analysis of Russian Geran-3 Jet-Powered UAV (Series U) (Militarnyi, Sep 16, 2025) (range_km)
10. Production of the Geran-4/5 Jet Drones Has Surpassed That of the Geran-2 (Militarnyi, Aug 15, 2026) (range_km)
11. Turbojet engine Telefly JT80, Geran-3 UAV, War & Sanctions (HUR) (propulsion)
12. Geran-3 UAV, War & Sanctions (HUR) (propulsion)
13. Production of the Geran-4/5 Jet Drones Has Surpassed That of the Geran-2 (Militarnyi, Aug 15, 2026) (propulsion)
14. Ukrainian Intelligence Releases Detailed Analysis of Russian Geran-3 Jet-Powered UAV (Series U) (Militarnyi, Sep 16, 2025) (guidance)
15. Geran-3 UAV, War & Sanctions (HUR) (guidance)
16. Russia Uses New Jet-Powered Drone in Response to Interceptors: Ukraine (Business Insider, May 25, 2026) (launcher)
17. Ukraine's Air Defenses Have No Answer for Russia's New Jet Drones (IEEE Spectrum, Sep 30, 2026) (unit_cost_usd)
18. New Russian Jet Drone Mimics Cruise Missile, and It's Already Hitting Ukrainian Cities (UNITED24 Media, Jul 31, 2025) (unit_cost_note)
19. Ukraine's Air Defenses Have No Answer for Russia's New Jet Drones (IEEE Spectrum, Sep 30, 2026) (first_combat)
20. New Russian Jet Drone Mimics Cruise Missile, and It's Already Hitting Ukrainian Cities (UNITED24 Media, Jul 31, 2025) (first_combat)
21. Jet-Driven Shahed-238 Disassembled: Engine From Czechia, Satellite Navigation Tools From Canada (Defense Express) (first_combat)
22. Russia Halts Production of Geran-3 Jet-Powered Drones, DIU (Militarnyi, Aug 11, 2026) (status)
23. Ukrainian Intelligence Releases Detailed Analysis of Russian Geran-3 Jet-Powered UAV (Series U) (Militarnyi, Sep 16, 2025) (aka)
24. Russia Produces Around 3,000 Geran-4/5 Kamikaze Drones per Month (Militarnyi, Aug 12, 2026) (built_where)
25. Russian General Claims Jet-Powered Kamikaze Drones on the Way (Kyiv Post, Dec 11, 2023) (notes)
26. Jet-Driven Shahed-238 Disassembled: Engine From Czechia, Satellite Navigation Tools From Canada (Defense Express) (notes)
27. Iran's Jet-Powered Shahed Drone Could Be A Problem For Ukraine (TWZ, Nov 22, 2023) (notes)