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BCh-90 warhead
Also recorded as BCh-90, БЧ-90 and Warhead 90
The 90 kg fragmentation, high-explosive and incendiary warhead developed for the Geran line, with nearly twice the explosive of the original 50 kg warhead. HUR lists it as the Geran-5's warhead.
- Found in
- 2 weapons, 1 recovered unit on record
- Photos
- 4
Photos
Photos: HUR War & Sanctions · HUR (Defence Intelligence of Ukraine)
The BCh-90 (“Warhead 90”) is the 90 kg warhead developed for Russia’s Geran line. Slides from the Alabuga plant analysed by the Institute for Science and International Security describe a fragmentation, high-explosive and incendiary design with 62 kg of explosive in a 92 kg assembly, ST45 steel and zirconium fragments, and name the Bakhirev State Research Institute of Mechanical Engineering (GosNIIMash) as maker.
HUR lists the BCh-90 as the Geran-5’s warhead (HUR War & Sanctions); its photos show pre-formed steel balls from the casing. The Geran-2 can carry it too, at the cost of range.
Specifications
Each figure names its source. A maker's figure is the maker's claim; nothing here was measured by us.
| Type | Fragmentation, high-explosive, incendiary (OFBZ) Claimed[2] |
|---|---|
| Assembly mass | 92 kg Claimed[2] |
| Explosive | 62 kg Claimed[2] |
| Fragmentation elements | ST45 steel and zirconium elements Claimed[2] |
| Proposed manufacturer | GosNIIMash (Bakhirev State Research Institute of Mechanical Engineering) Claimed[2] |
How it is marked
- BCh-90[1]
Used in
Geran family
Geran-2 reported
BCh-90 — Nearly double the explosive yield; ST45 steel and zirconium elements; apparently combat-tested on 25 November 2023; cuts range sharply[2]
Geran-5 1 recovered unit
Records: gur-part-5150 ↗
Warhead — ~90 kg[1]
BCh-90 — The only warhead HUR lists for the Geran-5; same mass class as the largest Geran-2/Geran-4 warheads[1]
Sources
- HUR War & Sanctions war-sanctions.gur.gov.ua/en/components/part/5150
- Institute for Science and International Security isis-online.org/isis-reports/detail/alabugas-shahed-136-geran-2-warheads-a-dange …
Last checked 2026-10-19.