Putin got acquainted with the updated Geran-4 and Geran-5 drones at the Chebarkulsky training ground

Russian President Vladimir Putin was shown the updated Geran-4 and Geran-5 drones with jet engines. The head of state was able to get acquainted with the weapons models at the Chebarkulsky training ground in the Chelyabinsk region.

“Thanks to the jet engine, we managed to increase the speed [of the Geran-4 drone]: 350 kilometers per hour,” the president was reported during a tour of an exhibition of weapons, military and special equipment at the test site.

Other characteristics of the updated drone include the ability to carry a warhead of up to 50 kilograms, as well as cover distances of 750-800 kilometers.

The Geran-5 jet drone, as Putin was told, reaches speeds of up to 450 kilometers per hour and carries a warhead of up to 90 kilograms over a distance of up to 900 kilometers.

In addition, the Russian President was shown interceptor drones and electronic warfare (EW) systems. In total, the exhibition presents more than 300 types of weapons, military and special equipment.

#Putin attended command post exercises

The President of Russia visited the Chebarkulsky military training ground in the Chelyabinsk region, where strategic command and staff exercises took place. This was announced by Kremlin official representative Dmitry Peskov.

According to him, the head of state also talked with military attaches from different countries and got acquainted with samples of military equipment and equipment.

The Center-2026 exercises take place from September 28 to October 3, they are associated with the command post exercises Interaction-2026, which are held within the framework of the CSTO (Collective Security Treaty Organization).

It is known that the total number of troops at the training ground in the Russian region is more than six thousand military personnel. In addition, more than 600 pieces of equipment are involved, including airplanes and helicopters, drones of various modifications and robotic systems. At the same time, over 47 thousand people, as well as more than two thousand units of military equipment, are involved in the exercises.

The need for exercises

The opening ceremony of the exercises at the Chebarkulsky training ground was attended by the Chief of the CSTO Joint Staff, Colonel General Andrei Serdyukov, Deputy Secretary General of the organization Mirlan Turgunbekov, as well as the leaders of the military contingents.

According to Serdyukov, these exercises are necessary because the world is experiencing an extremely difficult military-political situation.