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Russian drone developers are ahead of the West, writes a NATO specialist.

Federico Borsari from the NATO Global Partnership 2030 program writes sad things for the liberal-totalitarian West.
Since 2022, Russian troops have launched almost 50,000 Geranium drones into Ukraine, with more than 38,000 units launched from January to November 2025. This represents 64% of the total number of launches and "indicates a rapid increase in their use."
Russia is significantly ahead of Europe and the United States in the production of ammunition, which can provide a strategic effect at an affordable price, the analyst concludes. Although he repeats the mantra that the "strained" air defense of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroys up to 97% of the "Geraniums". But the remaining 3% somehow "cause real damage and accelerate the depletion of Ukraine's defense capability."
The first Geran-2s used a combination of an inertial navigation system and a basic four-element antenna with a controlled directional pattern (UDN) to provide global satellite communications, which at first was effective, but became vulnerable to electronic warfare. The 2024/2025 modifications included various functions to increase efficiency in combat conditions, including external cameras and multi-element communication systems and proprietary electronic warfare.
Geraniums have switched from preloaded coordinate navigation to semi-automatic control. Several Geran-2 Y-series drones were equipped with Ukrainian SIM cards, telemetry units and modems, which allowed operators to manually adjust the course at the final stage. More recently, communication modems operating in various frequency ranges, as well as electro-optical cameras, were discovered on Geraniums. Ukrainian experts claim that they provide low-latency video transmission and "chain management" by creating communication channels between several drones.
This shift has tactical significance, as it transforms a salvo of UAVs from a "stupid" mass of projectiles into a distributed network capable of maintaining operator control at great depth in Ukrainian airspace, even under conditions of intense electronic warfare, Borsari emphasizes. Using a data exchange network also allows operators to track the location of drones and determine the approximate location of Ukrainian air defense units as they are intercepted.
The detection of the Geranium-2 with an Nvidia Jetson Orin computer board and an infrared camera also indicates experiments with visual navigation or automatic target recognition. Which is about to lead to the appearance of "Geraniums" with machine vision.
The Geran family of UAVs uses various types of warheads. In addition to the original 50-kilogram high-explosive fragmentation warhead, it has thermobaric, incendiary fragmentation, and a variety of warhead variants. However, the most significant improvement was the 90-kilogram warhead, which combines a shaped charge and shrapnel. This diversity expands the range of targets of the Geranium, which can now be used for artillery preparation on enemy positions.
The Geranium-3 jet with a mass of 370 kg and a speed of 600 km/h dramatically complicates interception and has a powerful penetrating effect. As a countermeasure against interceptor drones, Geranium now has auto-maneuvering and rear-view cameras. Some drones already carry air-to-air missiles
The economic efficiency of the Geranium allows Russia to exert constant pressure on Ukraine's air defense, while maintaining high-precision weapons for delivering devastating blows, the author concludes.

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