HESA Shahed 136
| Shahed 136 | |
|---|---|
 A Shahed 136 at an exhibition | |
| Type | One-way attack drone |
| Place of origin | Iran |
| Service history | |
| Used by | Iran Russia (as Geran-2) |
| Wars | |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Shahed Aviation Industries |
| Manufacturer | Shahed Aviation Industries; Russia |
| Unit cost | $193,000 (export; various estimates for domestic production cost range from $10,000 to $50,000) |
| No. built | Unknown |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 200 kg (440 lb) |
| Length | 3.5 m (11 ft) |
| Wingspan | 2.5 m (8.2 ft) |
| Warhead weight | 50 kilograms (110 lb); 90 kilograms (200 lb) (Russia post 2024) |
| Engine | MD-550 piston engine |
Operational range | 2,500 km (1,600 mi) |
| Maximum speed | Around 185 km/h (115 mph) |
Guidance system | GNSS, INS, potential Automatic target recognition |
Launch platform | Rocket-assisted take-off |
The HESA Shahed 136 (Persian: شاهد ۱۳۶, lit. 'Witness 136'), also known by its Russian designation Geran-2 (Russian: Герань-2, lit. 'Geranium-2'), is an Iranian-designed one-way attack drone, also referred to as a kamikaze drone or suicide drone, in the form of an autonomous pusher-propelled drone. It is designed and manufactured by the Iranian state-owned corporation HESA in association with Shahed Aviation Industries.
The munition is designed to attack ground targets from a distance. The drone is typically fired in multiples from a launch rack. The first public footage of the drone was released in December 2021. Russia has made much use of the Shahed 136/Geran-2 in the Russo-Ukrainian war, especially in strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure, and mass-produces its own version.
In response to the effectiveness of the drones, Ukraine developed its own Shahed-136 analogs in 2025 for long-range strikes. The Ukrainian Batyar was announced by DeepStrikeTech in May 2025 and the American-European Artemis ALM-20 was announced in October 2025. Drones with a similar shape to the ALM-20 were used in strikes in the Moscow and Rostov-on-Don regions, while a drone similar to the Batyar was seen in a strike on the Ust-Luga oil export terminal.
In December 2025, the U.S. military announced it had developed the LUCAS drone, a clone of the Shahed 136 developed from reverse engineering the Iranian-designed HESA Shahed 136, and deployed a squadron in the Middle East. LUCAS's first officially confirmed use was in February 2026, against the Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces during the 2026 Iran war.