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Choose up to three systems. Specifications retain their source and configuration; missing information is left undisclosed.

Shahed-131 / Geran-1

Iranian-origin one-way aircraft identified by the US Defense Intelligence Agency and Ukraine under the Russian designation Geran-1.

Country / region
Iran
Programme status
In service / use documented
Sources reviewed
21 Sept 2026
In service / use documentedIn service / use documented
Primary domain
Air
System type
One-way aircraft
Developer / manufacturer
Iranian manufacturer not established in the reviewed platform sources
Origin / production countries
Iran
Other names
Geran-1; Geran 1
Variants / configurations
Not distinguished in reviewed sources
Operators / programme customers
Russia — use documented by DIA

Evidence & current status

Identity and use are documented. No speculative numeric specifications or component-level information are included.

Role & capabilities

  • One-way aircraft

Specifications in context

Airframe
Delta wing with upright wingtip stabilisers

DIA identification comparison; not a complete design specification.

Source
Launch / recovery
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

Source
Propulsion
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

Source
Dimensions
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

Source
Mass
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

Source
Endurance
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

Source
Range
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

Source
Speed
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

Source
Altitude
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

Source
Payload
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

Source
Sensors
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

Source
Communications / navigation
Not established in the reviewed public sources.

Public evidence gap. No estimate or neighbouring variant value has been substituted.

Source