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The Economic Times
The Economic Times
National
Piyush Shukla

Russia's Geran drones become one of the most dangerous. Speed, reinforced bodies and less reaction time; the new drone that is changing warfare

The sound of a Russian drone approaching a Ukrainian city once came with a little more time. The older Shahed-type aircraft were slow, usually cruising at around 180 km/h. That gave air-defense teams a longer window to find them, follow their route and try to bring them down.

The newer Geran drones are changing that calculation.

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