Drones lacking metal parts can escape radar detection.
Drones lacking metal parts can escape radar detection.
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===Geranium 3===
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According to the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, serial production was launched at Russian enterprises of kamikaze "Geranium-3" in 2024, allegedly localized versions of the [[Iranian]] Shahed-238, which differs from other UAVs of this family by the presence of a jet engine.
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The upgraded kamikaze drones are equipped with a bypass turbojet engine, which allows them to hit targets at a distance of up to 2500 kilometers, covering this distance at a speed of up to 600 km / h, which makes them virtually invulnerable to machine guns and autocannons.
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The first reports of the use of kamikaze jet drones of this type by the Russian Armed Forces appeared in January 2024.