
Russian President Vladimir Putin was shown the updated Geran-4 and Geran-5 drones with jet engines capable of reaching speeds of up to 350 km/h at the Chebarkulsky training ground in the Chelyabinsk region.
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The Geranium series of drones are used in military operations, the updated models are equipped with jet engines to increase speed.
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, RIA Novosti reports.
“Thanks to the jet engine, we managed to increase the speed: 350 kilometers per hour,” the president was reported during a tour of the exhibition of weapons, military and special equipment at the training ground.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the Chebarkulsky training ground in the Chelyabinsk region, where he inspected an exhibition of weapons, military and special equipment, including the Geran-5 jet drone with a speed of 450 km/h and a warhead of up to 90 kg for a range of up to 900 km, as part of the Center-2026 exercises.

Russian President Vladimir Putin met with foreign military attaches who arrived at the Center-2026 strategic command and staff exercise at the Chebarkulsky training ground in the Chelyabinsk region. The accompanying information mentions the characteristics of the Geran-4 drone: a flight range of 800 km and a warhead weighing 50 kg.