Geran-4
A newer Russian jet-powered one-way aircraft described in Ukraine’s 2026 intelligence reporting. Geran-4 has a separate profile from the earlier family members.
- Country / region
- Russia
- Programme status
- Use documented
- Sources reviewed
- 20 Sept 2026
- Primary domain
- Air
- System type
- One-way aircraft
- Developer / manufacturer
- Alabuga production network — GUR attribution
- Origin / production countries
- Russia
- Other names
- Geran 4
- Variants / configurations
- Geran-4 examined configuration
- Operators / programme customers
- Russia — GUR recovered-airframe assessment
Evidence & current status
Identification and specification are attributed to Ukraine’s Defence Intelligence. Captured-airframe evidence is stronger than a promotional claim, but one specimen does not establish every production variant or an independently verified fleet size. Database and announcement performance figures conflict; see programme text.
Role & capabilities
- One-way aircraft
- Expendable; normal recovery not described
- Camera present in the examined configuration
Specifications in context
- Airframe
- Jet-powered one-way aircraft
GUR-published assessment or declared specification. A party to the conflict; not an independent performance test.
Source ↗ - Launch / recovery
- Expendable; normal recovery not described
GUR-published assessment or declared specification. A party to the conflict; not an independent performance test.
Source ↗ - Propulsion
- Turbojet; identified by GUR
GUR-published assessment or declared specification. A party to the conflict; not an independent performance test.
Source ↗ - Dimensions
- 3.6 m length; 3.05 m span in database
GUR-published assessment or declared specification. A party to the conflict; not an independent performance test.
Source ↗ - Mass
- Up to 450 kg take-off mass
GUR-published assessment or declared specification. A party to the conflict; not an independent performance test.
Source ↗ - Endurance
- 2.2 h
GUR-published assessment or declared specification. A party to the conflict; not an independent performance test.
Source ↗ - Range
- 770 km
GUR-published assessment or declared specification. A party to the conflict; not an independent performance test.
Source ↗ - Speed
- 320 km/h cruise; 350 km/h maximum in database
GUR-published assessment or declared specification. A party to the conflict; not an independent performance test.
Source ↗ - Altitude
- Up to 4 km in database
GUR-published assessment or declared specification. A party to the conflict; not an independent performance test.
Source ↗ - Payload
- 50 kg warhead mass; not interchangeable with general payload capacity
GUR-published assessment or declared specification. A party to the conflict; not an independent performance test.
Source ↗ - Sensors
- Camera present in the examined configuration
GUR-published assessment or declared specification. A party to the conflict; not an independent performance test.
Source ↗ - Communications / navigation
- Inertial/satellite navigation and telemetry documented; production variants may differ
GUR-published assessment or declared specification. A party to the conflict; not an independent performance test.
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