Not by "Geraniums" Alone: New "Banderol" Kamikaze UAVs with Jet Engine Delivered to the Military

The new device accelerates to 500 km/h

The Russian military has begun to actively use new "Banderol" strike drones with a jet engine, which allows it to reach speeds of 400-500 km/h.

The device is a loitering munition, resembling air bombs with a correction module, but with jet propulsion. In addition, the drone received an increased warhead.

Currently, it remains unknown to the enemy from which carriers this device is launched, what is the exact power of its warhead, and its flight range.

Since the beginning of 2025, the Network has recorded a number of significant changes in the design of the Geranium family of kamikaze drones. In addition to increasing the warhead to 90 kg, a number of design changes are noted, now the drones are able to transmit the received data to the operator and conduct video shooting.

Earlier www1.ru reported that Russia will have a satellite group for military intelligence and communications.

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