What the Geran-3 is made of

0 documented parts, from recovered wreckage. Each part gives its marking, maker and country where known, and links the record it comes from. The system itself: Geran-3.

Sources

Reported parts

  • Engine — Telefly JT80 turbojet, Chinese-made source
  • Satellite navigation (CRPA) — Kometa-M12 jam-resistant module with a 12-element adaptive antenna array; HUR singles it out as the most notable Russian-made part source
  • Inertial navigation — SADRA inertial navigation system, air-pressure sensing unit and power distribution unit, mirroring the Geran-2 layout source
  • Tracker computer — Raspberry Pi 4 microcomputer (Raspberry Pi Ltd, UK) source
  • Camera and mesh modem — Video camera, live-feed system and mesh-network modem on an intact example recovered 16 September 2025; video kit matches the Geran-2 "Ъ" series source
  • Fuel system — Twin fuel tanks source
  • Airframe — Largely a modified Shahed-136/Geran-2 structure, which HUR said was too weak for high-speed flight and hard manoeuvring; this drove the new Geran-4 airframe source
  • Foreign electronics (overall) — 45 foreign components, about half US-made, plus 8 Chinese, 7 Swiss, 3 German, 2 British and 1 Japanese (HUR, 16 September 2025) source

Part records and photos: HUR War & Sanctions, Ukraine's Defence Intelligence database of foreign components found in Russian weapons, and the other sources named on each part. A marking, date code or country is given as the source records it.