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HESA Shahed 136larger figure on 2 of 2
STM Kargularger figure on 0 of 2
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Measured figures
Length
Single source3.5 m (11 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | HESA Shahed 136 | STM Kargu |
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| Crew | — | 0 on board, 1 in ground station[source]Source text · numeric interpretation needs review |
| Type | One-way attack drone[source] | Loitering munition[source] |
| Place of origin | Iran[source] | — |
| Used by | Iran Russia (as Geran-2)[source] | — |
| Wars | Russo-Ukrainian war September–October 2022 attacks on Iraqi Kurdistan April 2024 Iranian strikes in Israel 2026 Iran war[source] | — |
60 cm (2.0 ft)[source]
Russia post 2024
Single sourceWarhead weight
Single source50 kilograms (110 lb); 90 kilograms (200 lb) (Russia post 2024)[source]
Service Ceiling
Single source500 metres (1,600 ft)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Designer | Shahed Aviation Industries[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Shahed Aviation Industries; Russia[source] | STM[source] |
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| Unit cost | $193,000 (export; various estimates for domestic production cost range from $10,000 to $50,000)[source] | — |
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| No. built | Unknown[source] | — |
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| Engine | MD-550 piston engine[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | GNSS , INS , potential Automatic target recognition[source] | — |
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| Launch platform | Rocket-assisted take-off[source] | — |
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| National origin | — | Turkey[source] |
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| Primary users | — | Turkish Armed Forces Azerbaijani Armed Forces[source] |
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| Introduction date | — | 2020[source] |
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| First flight | — | 2017[source] |
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| Operational altitude | — | 2,800 metres (9,200 ft)[source] |
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| Role | — | small portable quadrotor loitering munition[source] |
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| Source measurement | — | Crew: 0 on board, 1 in ground station[source]STM Kargu · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Length: 60 cm (2.0 ft)[source]STM Kargu · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Wing Span: 60 cm (2.0 ft)[source]STM Kargu · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Weight: 7,060 g (15.56 lb)[source]STM Kargu · Specifications; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Maximum Speed: 72 kilometres per hour (39 kn)[source]STM Kargu · Specifications / Performance; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Service Ceiling: 500 metres (1,600 ft)[source]STM Kargu · Specifications / Performance; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Operational altitude: 2,800 metres (9,200 ft)[source]STM Kargu · Specifications / Performance; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Endurance: 30 minutes[source]STM Kargu · Specifications / Performance; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage Range: 10 kilometres (6.2 mi)[source]STM Kargu · Specifications / Performance; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage |
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| Country of origin | — | Turkey[source]Inventory Origin column; table 1, row 22, cell 2; revision 1376096397; retrieved 2026-10-01 |
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