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Russia targets Geran-4/5 production scaling to 60k long-range drones

Bottom line

Russian production targets for long-range drones are scaling significantly, with plans to produce 60,000 long-range and 50,000 decoy drones this year, prioritizing jet-powered Geran-4 and Geran-5 variants.

Why it matters

This scaling indicates Russia is prioritizing attrition-based air campaigns over precision strikes, potentially overwhelming NATO-style integrated air and missile defense (IAMD) systems with high volumes of low-cost, jet-powered loitering munitions.

Russian defense industry signals are pointing to a massive expansion in long-range drone manufacturing. OSINTdefender reports that Russia aims to produce 60,000 long-range and 50,000 decoy drones this year, with a specific focus on jet-powered Geran-4 and Geran-5 variants. This production surge is supported by infrastructure upgrades at the Alabuga-Volokno facility, which is expanding its carbon fiber capacity by 500 tons per year to enable the production of an additional 28,000 drones annually. Current production capacity is estimated at approximately 36,000 drones per year, with a planned 79% increase in Geran-class output by 2029.

Evidence — 2 independent origins

  • OSINTdefendersource Borigin t.me
    Original text (excerpt)

    #Russia Russia plans to produce around 60,000 long-range strike drones and another 50,000 decoy drones this year, which indicates a significant increase in their drone production capabilities. This includes a focus on jet-powered variants like the Geran-4 and Geran-5. Subscribe t

  • BALTNEWSsource Dorigin t.me
    Original text (excerpt)

    📈 Киеву приготовиться: Россия планирует почти удвоить производство "Гераней" К 2029 году страна планирует увеличить производство беспилотников этого класса на 79%, пишет Politico. Один из признаков этого – расширение мощностей завода "Алабуга-Волокно", производящего углеродное во

NamedGeran-4Geran-5GeranAlabuga-VoloknoTopicsdronesmanufacturingrussia

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Robot War (2026). Russia targets Geran-4/5 production scaling to 60k long-range drones. Hetzner OSINT, 21 September 2026. https://robotwar.io/osint-hetzner/2026-09-21--russia-targets-geran-4-5-production-scaling-to-60k-long-range-drones/

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  title = {Russia targets Geran-4/5 production scaling to 60k long-range drones},
  author = {Robot War},
  howpublished = {\url{https://robotwar.io/osint-hetzner/2026-09-21--russia-targets-geran-4-5-production-scaling-to-60k-long-range-drones/}},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Hetzner OSINT finding B1}
}

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