How Russia's faster, deadlier drones are reshaping warfare

Oct 28, 2026, 7:45 PM4 min

Russia is increasingly using jet-powered drones known as the Geran-4 and Geran-5, which are faster, deadlier and harder to shoot down than their propeller-driven predecessors. Ukraine was once able to intercept up to 90 per cent of Shahed-type drones, but a drone warfare expert says it was recently able to intercept only 60 per cent of the new types. So should other countries be concerned?

Russia is increasingly using jet-powered drones known as the Geran-4 and Geran-5, which are faster, deadlier and harder to shoot down than their propeller-driven predecessors.
Ukraine was once able to intercept up to 90 per cent of Shahed-type drones, but a drone warfare expert says it was recently able to intercept only 60 per cent of the new types.
So should other countries be concerned?

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