According to military expert and reserve First Rank Captain Vasily Dandykin, Russian Geran strike drones have become markedly more effective. He said the newer versions are capable of changing their flight path on their own, with routes generated by artificial intelligence.

Dandykin said the Geran family has expanded significantly and now includes Geran-2, Geran-3, high-speed variants and jet-powered models. He also noted that while the drones were once easily heard, newer versions are now low-noise and in some cases close to silent.

He added that the drones’ combat payload has also increased. Whereas they had previously been used mainly for an initial strike before missiles moved in, the Geran drones can now carry out missions independently, without follow-up support.

According to Dandykin, different versions are now designed for different tasks. Some are intended to suppress enemy air defense systems, while others are used to strike facilities of the military-industrial complex. He also said work is underway on AI-assisted swarm control technologies.

He noted that similar principles had been used in Soviet missile systems, where one missile acted as the lead and the others followed it, switching roles when necessary. In his words, such solutions are now being refined further in real combat use.