"Russia has plans to more than double production of its Iranian-designed attack drones to 1,000 per day, said Ukrainian Armed Forces' commander in chief, Oleksandr Syrskyi. "The enemy plans to significantly increase production to use up to 1,000 drones per day," Syrskyi said of these drones. He was speaking in an interview published on Sunday by the local media outlet LB.Ua,"
"Syrskyi gave a precise assessment of Russia's current Shahed manufacturing, saying that Moscow can now produce 404 Shahed drones "of various types" every day. These Russian delta-wing drones are closely modeled after Iran's loitering munitions. Moscow manufactures its own versions, dubbed Gerans, as well as cheaper decoys called Gerberas. Russia typically deploys a mix of strike drones and decoys when launching long-range attacks into Ukraine, and can send hundreds in a single night."
Russia currently produces 404 Shahed-type drones per day and plans to raise output to 1,000 per day. The fleet includes strike variants and cheaper decoys, with domestic versions called Gerans and decoys called Gerberas. Deployment patterns mix strike drones and decoys, enabling launches of hundreds in a single night. Monthly Shahed deployments typically range from about 5,000 to 6,000, with roughly half to four-fifths being strike variants. Geran-1 and Geran-2 are propeller-driven and can reach up to 115 mph, while the faster jet-powered Geran-3 is less common. A surge to 1,000 daily would markedly increase long-range attack capability.
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