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Shahed Aviation Industries Research Center

Coverage focus: Shahed-136. An Iranian one-way attack aircraft design central to analysis of Iran-Russia drone cooperation. Russian Geran variants and production changes should not be treated as a single frozen specification.

Published 20 Sept 2026Updated 20 Sept 2026Sources reviewed 20 Sept 2026

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Coverage

This profile currently covers Shahed-136.

Programme context

Use in Ukraine documented by the US Defense Intelligence Agency; US Treasury attributes the original Shahed-series design and production to SAIRC.

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Source types identify who makes the claim. Programme milestones and supplier statements should be read in context.

  1. US DIA Iranian UAV comparison (opens in a new tab)Government / operator
  2. US Treasury producer attribution (opens in a new tab)Government / operator

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