What the Geran-3 is made of
53 documented parts and 55 photos, from recovered wreckage and the reporting on it. Each part gives its marking, maker and country where known, and links the record it comes from. The system itself: Geran-3.
What it costs
Every price is given three ways: in roubles, in dollars at the market exchange rate, and as the relative cost for Russia: the dollars price scaled down to Russian price levels, which are about a third of American ones. Each figure names its source.
The parts with a known price
2 of the 53 parts on one recovered unit have a published price. Added up, they come to about:
- Roubles
- ₽4,400
- Dollars, market rate
- $56
- Dollars, relative cost for Russia
- $56
This is our sum of the prices below (2026 prices), a floor rather than the price of the weapon: the airframe, assembly and most parts carry no figure. Imported parts make up 100% of it at market prices, and count at the market price in the relative cost.
The priced parts
- Digital signal processor ₽1,600 · $20.69 · $20.69 imported
- Microcomputer ₽2,700 · $35 · $35 imported
How the prices are worked out
Each figure is first given as its source states it. A price in dollars, yuan or euros is converted into roubles at the average market exchange rate of its year (for 2026: Bank of Russia official rate, average Jan–Sep 2026). The dollar price at the market rate is those roubles converted back, which is what the item costs someone paying in dollars.
The third price is the relative cost for Russia. Prices inside Russia are far lower than the exchange rate suggests: in 2025 a dollar fetched 83.7 roubles on the market, but 29.6 roubles bought in Russia what a dollar bought in the United States, according to the World Bank's purchasing-power-parity factor. Russian price levels were therefore about 35% of American ones, and the third price is the market-rate price scaled down by that share. It is a comparison, not money paid: it shows how much smaller the burden is when the work is paid at Russian prices, which is why a rouble budget goes about 2.8 times further than its dollar value suggests.
The factor measures prices across the whole economy, not the price of weapons. It fits Russian wages and locally made parts best. Imported parts, such as Chinese engines and radios, are paid for in hard currency, so for them the market price is the real cost and their third price equals it. A figure for a whole weapon mixes both, so its relative cost understates the imported share.
Economists who compare defence budgets make the same point. Michael Kofman and Richard Connolly put Russia's effective military spending at $150–180 billion a year at purchasing-power parity, against the roughly $60 billion a year a market-rate conversion suggests. War on the Rocks, 2019 ↗
Peter Robertson of the University of Western Australia built a price index for military spending itself and found Russia's real budget to be more than three times its market-rate value. University of Western Australia, 2021 ↗
Prices are not adjusted for inflation: each is converted at the rates of its own year, which is shown with it. Sources for the rates: World Bank, official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average), World Bank, PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $), Bank of Russia, official exchange rates.
Where the parts were made
- United States of America 23
- Alpha and Omega Semiconductor, Sipex Corporation, Texas Instruments, Adesto Technologies (Dialog Semiconductor - Renesas Electronics), Analog Devices, Altera Corporation (Intel), Linear Technology Corporation (Analog Devices), National Semiconductor (Texas Instruments), International Rectifier (Infineon Technologies)
- People's Republic of China 8
- SunnySky (Zhong Shan Lang Yu Model Co. Ltd.), Telefly Telecommunications Equipment Co., Limited, GXSERVO (Dongguan Gongxun Power Technology Co., Ltd.), AMASS, EGmicro - Yijing Microelectronics Co., Ltd, Unicore Communications, Inc., Shenzhen Hi-Link Electronic, GigaDevice
- Switzerland 7
- STMicroelectronics, U-blox
- Germany 3
- Bosch, Infineon Technologies
- Great Britain 2
- Raspberry Pi Ltd, Future Technology Devices International Ltd
- Russian Federation 1
- VNIIR-PROGRESS JSC
- Japan 1
- Rubycon Corporation
Sources
- HUR War & Sanctions: Geran-3 UAV · українською
- Open Source Munitions Portal — search its munition identification records
Ukrainian pages read alongside the English: same items, markings and text.
Geran-3 UAV
Satellite navigation system receiver
Приймач супутникової навігаційної системи
Photo: HUR War & Sanctions
- Board of the Satellite navigation system receiver
- VP230
28M
AOG9G4
CAN Bus Transceiver
record ↗
- 4C0DV
LM234
7
Adjustable current source
record ↗
- F49055
P502D
DZ89
Transistor
record ↗
- UC9810
TTAX
TKPT22.00
JF2239
GNSS receiver
record ↗
- TMS320
F28335PGFA
G4A-42AYS2W
G4
Digital signal processor
record ↗Part page →
₽1,600
$20.69
$20.69 imported: market price applies
US$20.69, price list, 2026 · Texas Instruments product page ↗
- PS767D301
1BT
AVVC
Voltage regulator with two outputs
record ↗
SADRA Inertial navigation system
Інерційно-навігаційна система SADRA
Photo: HUR War & Sanctions
- Board of the Inertial navigation system unit
- GD32F103TBU6
GD1BT40
DJ2447
GD
Microcontroller 32-bit
record ↗
- ADXL357B
#2250
084079
Low noise 3-axis MEMS accelerometer
record ↗
- ADM3232E
ARNZ
#2241
RS-232 Line Driver
record ↗
- GN
LF33A
GK19G745
Voltage regulator
record ↗
- M8030-KT
B3000A
05989543
1940А3
GNSS module
record ↗
- 5430
TI 224
ZYK3G4
Step-down converter
record ↗
- STM32H743VIT6
Microcontroller 32-bit
record ↗
Air pressure measuring unit AIRDATA COMPUTER (ADC)
Блок вимірювання повітряного тиску AIRDATA COMPUTER (ADC)
Photo: HUR War & Sanctions
- Board of the Air pressure measuring unit
- ADS122U
48K G4
CONV
Analog-to-Digital Converter 24 bit
record ↗
- REF195
E#425
P6435
Reference voltage source
record ↗
- 4C-12
678
333T
Reference voltage source
record ↗
- OPA2340
UMW 2402
Operational amplifier
record ↗
- TM4C1230C3PM
TM4C1230
C3PMI7
43A697W
G4
Microcontroller 32-bit
record ↗
- URB2409S-6WR3
RoHS 2247 quWH
DC/DC converter
record ↗
- ADM3232
EARWZ
#2437
4935102.1
RS-232 Line Driver
record ↗
- 560uF 80v
Electrolytic capacitor
record ↗
Photo: HUR War & Sanctions
- Tracker board
- RASPBERRY PI 4
Microcomputer
record ↗Part page →
₽2,700
$35
$35 imported: market price applies
US$35, price list, 2026 · Raspberry Pi Ltd (product page) ↗ · 1 more price on the part page
- adesto2130
450B041E
SSHM
Serial Flash Memory 32Mbit
record ↗
- STM32F103C8T6
99RST 93 X
MYS 510 RK
Microcontroller 32-bit
record ↗
- FT232RNL
2308-B
U4NK7C80
USB-UART interface converter
record ↗
Photo: HUR War & Sanctions
Photo: HUR War & Sanctions
Photo: HUR War & Sanctions
Interference resistant satellite navigation system "Comet"
Завадозахищена супутникова навігаційна система "Комета"
Photo: HUR War & Sanctions
Photo: HUR War & Sanctions
Photo: HUR War & Sanctions
Turbojet engine
Турбореактивний двигун
Telefly JT80
Photo: HUR War & Sanctions
Photo: HUR War & Sanctions
Wilkinson Splitter
Дільник Вількінсона
2-Way Wilkinson Splitter Freq: 800-2700MHz
Photo: HUR War & Sanctions
Open questions
What has not been published about the Geran-3, and where the available evidence points: measurements from published photos, the physics, the parts its relatives carry, and the trade in the parts themselves. An indication is not a confirmation. Each one shows how it was reached; last reviewed 2026-10-23.
Also not yet established
- Engine control unit of the Geran-3: what type is it, and who makes it? — A photo or teardown record of the engine control unit showing a marking, a maker's label or a model name.
What it runs
Firmware, navigation and link software reported for the Geran-3 and the modules it carries, each with its source.
Flight-control firmware (proprietary, not identified)
No firmware, version string or open-source autopilot has been published. HUR lists a TI TMS320F28335 DSP on the satellite-receiver board, STM32 microcontrollers in the engine control unit and an electronic control unit, and an STM32H743 in the SADRA inertial unit.
Tracker (Raspberry Pi 4)
HUR's tracker board pairs a Raspberry Pi 4 with an STM32F103 microcontroller and an FTDI FT232RNL USB-to-serial converter. HUR does not say what software it runs.
Live video over mesh
An intact Geran-3 recovered on 16 September 2025 carried a video camera, a live-feed system and a mesh modem, letting an operator steer it in real time through other drones (HUR).
Seeker automatic target recognition (claimed)
Serhii Beskrestnov says the Raspberry Pi based 'Seeker' kit fits Geran-2 to Geran-4 (June 2026). Not confirmed on a Geran-3.
Telegram channel:source ↗
Also reported
- Engine — Chinese-made turbojet source
- Satellite navigation (CRPA) — Kometa-M12 jam-resistant module with a 12-element adaptive antenna array; HUR singles it out as the most notable Russian-made part source
- Inertial navigation — SADRA inertial navigation system, air-pressure sensing unit and power distribution unit, mirroring the Geran-2 layout source
- Camera and mesh modem — Video camera, live-feed system and mesh-network modem on an intact example recovered 16 September 2025; video kit matches the Geran-2 "Ъ" series source
- Fuel system — Twin fuel tanks source
- Airframe — Largely a modified Shahed-136/Geran-2 structure, which HUR said was too weak for high-speed flight and hard manoeuvring; this drove the new Geran-4 airframe source
- Foreign electronics (overall) — 45 foreign components, about half US-made, plus 8 Chinese, 7 Swiss, 3 German, 2 British and 1 Japanese (HUR, 16 September 2025) source
Part records and photos: HUR War & Sanctions, Ukraine's Defence Intelligence database of foreign components found in Russian weapons, and the other sources named on each part. A marking, date code or country is given as the source records it.