What the Geran-5 K5 is made of
0 documented parts, 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-5 K5.
Sources
- Open Source Munitions Portal — search its munition identification records
What it runs
Firmware, navigation and link software reported for the Geran-5 K5 and the modules it carries, each with its source.
Susanin (Сусанин) optical navigation
Electro-optical terrain correlation, compared by Defense Express with the Otblesk-U system of the Kh-101 cruise missile; works better by day than at night (UNN).
Flight controller 'FCU Г5 K5-K Сусанин'
A label on a recovered unit, photographed by Colonel GSh, carries the Susanin name on the flight-controller unit itself. Its firmware has not been published.
Telegram channel:source ↗
Reported parts
- Optical correction module ("Susanin") — OEKS / DSMAC-class camera unit in a round housing; matches images of the ground against stored references so the drone can fly without satellite signals or an operator link; works better by day than at night (UNN) source
- Flight controller unit — Recovered unit labelled "Блок FCU Г5 K5-K Сусанин" (FCU unit, G5, K5-K, Susanin) in a photo published by Colonel GSh Telegram channel:source
- Airframe and engine — Modified fuselage with the turbojet inside the rear fuselage instead of in an external pod 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.