"Geranium", Zala and Lacets. The Russian Federation wants to increase the production of UAVs 10 times as Ukraine will answer
"This year, the issue of drones is planned to be increased at times, and to say more precisely - almost 10 times," - announced the task by the Russian leader. The drone line in Russia is also expanding. They will also produce non -tranquility boats, such drones have long mastered the defense forces of Ukraine. Tactical and technical characteristics will also increase thanks to artificial intelligence. The major part of UAVs will be handed over by occupying groups in Ukraine.
Design, testing and serial production of drones will be conducted in special scientific and production centers. By 2030 in different regions of Russia they want to create 48 such sites, Putin said. It is known that the occupiers launch in Ukraine the Iranian drones "Shahaned", renamed "Geranium". Some of them are produced in the territory of the special economic zone "Alabuga" in Tatarstan. Forbes estimated that for the month of the Russian Federation produces more than 500 Shakhaned-136 apparatus.
In 2023, the composing of new high range of Harpia-A1 from Chinese engines and details began. The head of the Ukrainian Center for Combating Misinformation Andriy Kovalenko warns that the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation are preparing to reach the 24 -hour regime of strikes in Ukraine. The constant referral of "Shahaned" has already become an element of intelligence. Increasing the production of UAVs will cause prolonged air anxiety in the Ukrainian regions. "This game can be played together.
Unlike us, Russian air defense has a point in nature and is not able to fully cover Russia from UAV. Increasing the intensity of attacks will generally lead to more regular failures of air defense of the Russian Federation, following the example of Toroptsa," the official said. Analysts of the American Institute for War Study (ISW) believe that Russian irregular military units can test recently developed drones, strikes on civilians of Ukraine. So they accelerate the test period.
The Ukrainian authorities estimated the potential of UAV production at the level of 2 to 3 million drones per year. According to the Minister of Digital Transformation Mikhail Fedorov, more than 200 Ukrainian companies produce a wide range of unmanned aircraft. There are more than 90% of the devices manufactured in Ukraine.
Deputy Minister for Strategic Industry, Anna Gvozdar, claimed that Ukrainian enterprises are able to produce more than three million drones a year, but it all depends on cash infusions into the industry. The Russian and Ukrainian authorities probably referred to the numbers voiced by all types of apparatus: shock, FPV, intelligence and others, the military expert of the Ukrainian Institute of the Future Ivan Stupak notes in the dialogue with focus.
According to the expert, you should not forget about the banal lies and overestimation of indicators within the system, which are present both in Russia and in Ukraine. "Each link decorates military indicators. As a result, the numbers come from the top. But even if Russia really produces 900,000 drones and put them to troops, it is very serious. Although there are many questions about their quality," the analyst explains.
To the present moment, the record of "Shahaneda 131/136" was spotted in August 2024 at 789 pieces. "Mopedes" did not attack Ukraine only four calendar days out of 31, stated in the Air Force of the Armed Forces. By August, the figure did not exceed 400-500 shock drones. In the two weeks of September 2024, according to experts, the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation showed extremely high intensity of use of "Shahmed-131/136", which can cause a new record.
On the days remaining until September 30, there may be a radical difference in the frequency of launching these means of damage. However, the amount of UAVs produced does not always correlate with their quality. Russian bloggers often complain about the poor quality of state-made drones and praise private manufacturers for efficient products, experts of ISW. The assortment line of drones in Ukraine, according to Ivan Stupak, is far from small. UAVs with artificial intelligence are also present.
Sometimes Ukraine goes ahead: the Armed Forces recently demonstrated the work of "drone-dragon", which burns the positions of Russian troops in the Pokrovsky direction. The newest FPV-Dron dropped the inflammatory mixture of termites on the heads of the invaders. "A similar device will appear in Russia now. The one who is not in words, but in fact, is invested in modern technologies and open to a new one," he notes, however, to talk about the "War of Drones" in Ukraine is too early.
Landings and trenches are still stormed by people, summed up Stupak. We will remind, Ukraine has imposed sanctions against 40 legal entities and 6 individuals of Iran for the transfer of Russian ballistic missiles Fateh-360. The list includes companies related to the manufacture and supply of Shakhped drones and Iran Air. The Defense Forces of Ukraine in April 2024 successfully attacked the objects of the economic zone "Alabuga", where they produce "Shahda".