Why “Shahed” is being discussed
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> The Iran war is a particularly stupid shitshow, but there was no way to "properly" wage this war. I think it would have been possible... had it been prepared many months earli…
by mschuster91 · Oct 2, 2026
Ok, but Iran's now infamous Shahed drone design is also not indigenous either, but based on a German drone design from the 1980s[1] which Germany never deployed because the Cold…
by PorciiVorbesc · Sep 30, 2026
"Drone" is an overloaded term. I'm not sure what someone means when they say "drone" (an FPV drone? an MQ-9?) When someone mentions "Shahed" I immediately know what's being talk…
by badRNG · Sep 30, 2026
I am not saying this drones is Iran made (it is most likely built by gang pressed teenagers in Alabuga like other Geran drones) just that Iran has a bunch of drone designs, incl…
by m4rtink · Sep 30, 2026
Drone’s name is Geran-5. It is also made in Russia, not in Iran. Nor does Iran produce such a (or somehow similar) drone. Nor does Iran claim any rights to it. Calling it Shahed…
by sedan_baklazhan · Sep 30, 2026
Ukraine Can't Stop Russia's Jet-Powered Shahed Drone
by rbanffy · Sep 30, 2026 · 23 points
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