"Russia has been producing Geran drones, domestically manufactured versions of the Iranian-designed Shaheds, a family of loitering munitions that includes the notorious Shahed-136 initially supplied by Tehran to Moscow. These one-way attack drones are being employed en masse alongside precision-guided munitions like ballistic and cruise missiles in nightly strikes on Ukraine. The Russians also have decoy Gerbera drones to further complicate the situation for defenders."
"Drones like the Shahed, he said, are cheap, easy to produce and assemble, and exactly the type of capability the US and its partners and allies in the Indo-Pacific should have. Low-cost one-way attack drones like these can overwhelm air defenses at long range, around 1,000 miles depending on type and payload, and that could make them a valuable asset in the Indo-Pacific."
The US Army identifies an urgent need for fast, inexpensive, long-range one-way drones comparable to Iranian-designed Shaheds and Russia's Geran series. Russia has produced Geran drones domestically and employed them en masse alongside ballistic and cruise missiles in nightly strikes on Ukraine, while also using decoy Gerbera drones. Shahed-style loitering munitions are cheap and simple to produce, enabling large-scale launches that can overwhelm air defenses at ranges up to about 1,000 miles depending on payload. Affordability allows mass employment. The Army intends to build, test, and coordinate such capabilities quickly with allies and partners in the Indo-Pacific.
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