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Geran-4 teardown reveals Chinese TG-2000 engines and CRPA antennas

Bottom line

Russian milbloggers claim Geran-4 jet drones successfully destroyed Ukrainian 35D6 ST-68U and P-18 radars, with rocket-powered variants proving effective against these targets.

Why it matters

NATO and Ukrainian air defense units must reassess the vulnerability of 35D6 and P-18 radars to jet-powered loitering munitions, potentially requiring more aggressive counter-battery or electronic warfare protection.

Russian milbloggers (vysokygovorit, rybar_in_english) report that Geran-4 loitering munitions, particularly rocket-powered variants, have effectively destroyed Ukrainian 35D6 ST-68U and P-18 air defense radars near Kashpurovka and Korobochkino. These strikes are claimed to disrupt Ukrainian air defense targeting and drone interception capabilities, with analysts noting that Ukrainian camouflage fails against these threats and air-to-air missiles remain the only effective counter. This extends previous findings on Geran-4 capabilities by detailing specific high-value targets and the tactical effectiveness of the jet-powered variant against sophisticated radar assets.

Evidence — 3 independent origins

  • Оперативний ЗСУsource Dorigin t.me
    Original text (excerpt)

    Онлайн-керування та реактивна швидкість: «Схеми» показали «нутрощі» ворожої «Герані-4» 📌 Реактивну напасть обладнано китайським двигуном TG-2000, що дозволяє дрону летіти зі швидкістю до 500 км/год на висоті 8 кілометрів і долати відстань у понад 700 кілометрів. 📌 Дронами керують

  • Rybar in Englishsource Corigin t.me
    Original text (excerpt)

    📝 «Geran» drones against radar systems 📝 are working quite successfully The enemy has begun actively losing radars. Over the past two weeks, numerous footage clips showing strikes on various enemy radars have been posted online. How can we not recall the words about anti-radar «G

  • Старше Эдды (Older than Edda)source Corigin t.me
    Original text (excerpt)

    «Герань-4 Сикер» выбивает глаза украинской ПВО Кадры поражения двух радиолокационных станций в Харьковской области и стартового командного пункта на аэродроме Вознесенск в Николаевской. Три объекта, и все три — из одного контура: обнаружение, наведение, управление полётами. Начнё

NamedGeran-4TG-2000GeranRADA35D6ST-68UP-18Topicsdronescomponentselectronic warfare

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Cite this finding
Robot War (2026). Geran-4 teardown reveals Chinese TG-2000 engines and CRPA antennas. Hetzner OSINT, 19 September 2026. https://robotwar.io/osint-hetzner/2026-09-19--geran-4-teardown-reveals-chinese-tg-2000-engines-and-crpa-antennas/

@misc{robotwar-2026-09-19--geran-4-teardown-reveals-chinese-tg-2000-engines-and-crpa-antennas,
  title = {Geran-4 teardown reveals Chinese TG-2000 engines and CRPA antennas},
  author = {Robot War},
  howpublished = {\url{https://robotwar.io/osint-hetzner/2026-09-19--geran-4-teardown-reveals-chinese-tg-2000-engines-and-crpa-antennas/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Hetzner OSINT finding C1}
}

Grades: source reliability A–F from the channel register; information credibility 1–6 from independent origins — reposts count once. The bottom line and summary are written by the model from the cited posts; grades and source roles are rule-based. Methodology 2026-10-15.v6 · Corrections · JSON · RSS · API performance