Geran-3

The Geran-3 is a Russian jet-powered Shahed-238 analogue, according to Ukraine's Defence Intelligence; Militarnyi reported that DIU said production had stopped by 11 August 2026, without disclosing the shutdown date or reason.

On 17 September 2026, DIU's War&Sanctions database disclosed an LNS Group Alpha SL65 S bar feeder at Alabuga and listed Geran-3 among the weapons associated with the plant; the record does not establish that Geran-3 production was operating in September.

Overview

The Geran-3 (Герань-3) is a Russian turbojet-powered Shahed-238 analogue whose production effort Ukraine's Defence Intelligence (DIU) announced on 18 February 2025. DIU's September 2025 teardown identified the recovered “У” series as using a Chinese Telefly JT80 engine and an electronic layout largely matching the Geran-2 “Ы” series, according to the agency's original statement.

Geran-3 production had stopped by 11 August 2026, Militarnyi reported, citing DIU's response to its inquiry. DIU described the type as a transitional stage toward Geran-4 in that response to Militarnyi; the exact shutdown date, reason and production total remain undisclosed. Its production history is disputed: Ukrainska Pravda reported a DIU plan to begin serial production in the second half of 2026, while Colonel Artem Skurativskyi told ArmyInform that Russia had begun deploying mass production from early 2025.

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