For the first time, the Russians demonstrated their new workshop, which is producing Geran loitering munitions. The released footage captures small teams of workers assembling the fuselage of the drone.
Some of the Geran drones are painted black, while others remain light gray. Another part is also covered with a special radio-absorbing material.
Iranian Shahed-136 loitering munitions under the name Geran are widely used during the Russian invasion of Ukraine The footage captures only one of the stages of drone assembly.
The Geran drones manufactured in the workshop do not yet have warheads and other parts necessary for flight.
In addition, the issue of Russia’s dependence on Iranian parts remains apparent. It was recently reported that a plant for assembling drones from Iranian spare parts was launched in Russia in April 2023. By 2025, production is to switch to a fully closed cycle using Russian parts.
The Lodka project for the production of drones, which cost Russia RUB 108.5 billion (USD 1.2BN), involves the construction of a plant and the production of 6,000 drones within 2.5 years.
The assembly of Iranian drones in Russia involves a whole network of enterprises responsible for the production of mechanical parts, fuselage, certain electronics elements, etc. It is also worth noting that the interests of the Russian military and political leadership in the production of Iranian drones are not limited to Shahed-136 drones.
Source: MILITARNYI