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Ukraine’s military intelligence agency has published new technical details about Russia’s Geran-5 K5-K one-way attack drone, including changes to its dimensions, flight characteristics, navigation equipment and propulsion system.
The Defense Intelligence Directorate (GUR) released an interactive 3D model and a technical breakdown of the drone on its War&Sanctions portal on November 9.
According to the agency, Russian forces began using the heavily upgraded Geran-5 against Ukrainian cities in early autumn.
The K5-K measures 4 meters in length, compared with 6.5 meters for the original Geran-5. Its wingspan has also been reduced, from 3.2 meters to 3 meters.
GUR lists the modified drone’s maximum operating altitude at 6 kilometers, compared with 5 kilometers for the original version. Its cruising speed exceeds 450 kilometers per hour, and it can reach speeds of up to 1,000 kilometers per hour during certain maneuvers, the agency said.
The reported range remains 1,000 kilometers, while the warhead capacity is unchanged at 90 kilograms. The drone typically carries a thermobaric warhead.
The examination of a recovered K5-K also identified a Susanin optoelectronic correlation system. It uses an onboard camera to capture images and compares them with reference imagery stored in a microcomputer, allowing the drone to adjust its flight path to follow a preprogrammed route between the launch point and its target.
The Susanin unit found in the K5-K has a dual-band camera, a configuration not present in previously identified versions of the system, GUR said.
The drone also carries avionics similar to those used in the latest Geran-4 Seeker variants. These include a flight controller, a SADRA inertial navigation system, a 16-element navigation antenna, a tracker and a mesh modem.
The K5-K is powered by a TRD-200 turbojet engine. The engine is assembled at Russia’s Alabuga production facility.
The modified Geran-5 increasingly resembles a cruise missile rather than a conventional one-way attack drone, combining jet propulsion, high speed and long-range navigation. Its development reflects Russia’s broader expansion of production of drone-missile hybrids, adding faster jet-powered weapons to its growing arsenal.
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