Geran-4
Russia's jet-powered Shahed, built to outfly the cheap interceptor drones that were knocking propeller Shaheds down. Early figures said the speed cost it range. A year of upgrades says otherwise: 850 km declared, 960 km flown, 96% of Ukraine in reach.
Geran-4 is a Russian jet-powered one-way attack drone with a reinforced airframe developed after structural limitations in Geran-3, according to HUR, which dates its combat deployment against Ukraine to May 2026.
HUR's War & Sanctions portal, retrieved on 1 October 2026, lists 770 km range, 320 km/h cruise speed and maximum take-off weight up to 450 kg. Militarnyi had already published 850 km range, a 350–500 km/h speed band and 450 kg weight on 3 May 2026; its August report repeated those figures in a comparison with Geran-3 rather than documenting an August Geran-4 upgrade.
Overview
Geran-4 (Герань-4) is a Russian jet-powered one-way attack drone whose preparations for serial production concluded by January 2026 and whose combat deployment against Ukraine began in May, according to HUR's announcement of 25 May 2026. HUR identifies a reinforced, redesigned structure with permanently integrated wings and fewer access hatches, developed after Geran-3 encountered structural limitations while using the Geran-2 airframe, in the same announcement. Militarnyi reported that Geran-4 and Geran-5 test launches took place from October to December 2025.
DIU estimated combined Geran-4 and Geran-5 production at approximately 3,000 aircraft per month in August 2026, according to Militarnyi; the estimate gives neither a per-variant split nor a delivery tally. Come Back Alive forecast 1,200 Geran-4s for September 2026, CBS News reported, as planned output rather than verified production or deliveries. HUR's current War & Sanctions specifications differ from its May disclosure and figures published by Militarnyi, without an established configuration mapping that resolves the differences.
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