The '''HESA Shahed 136''' ({{lang-fa|شاهد ۱۳۶}}, literally "[[Shahada#Terminology and significance|Witness]] 136"), also known by its Russian designation '''Geran-2''' ({{lang-ru|Герань-2}}, literally "[[Geranium]]-2"), is an Iranian-designed [[loitering munition]],<ref alsoname="cfr-20221026">{{cite calledweb a|last=Kahn kamikaze drone or suicide drone, in the form of an [[Autonomous aircraft|autonomous]]first=Lauren [[Pusher configuration|pusher-prop]]date=26 [[UnmannedOctober aerial2022 vehicle|drone]].<ref nametitle="defex"Can /><refIranian name="usip-20221017"Drones /><refTurn name=":2"Russia's /><refFortunes name=cfr-20221026>{{citein webthe Ukraine War? |url=https://www.cfr.org/in-brief/can-iranian-drones-turn-russias-fortunes-ukraine-war |title=Can Iranian Drones Turn Russia's Fortunes in the Ukraine War? |last=Kahn |first=Lauren |newspaper=Council on Foreign Relations |date=26 October 2022 |access-date=26 November 2023 |quote=The Iranian-produced Shahed-136 (renamed by Russia as the Geran-2) is a loitering munition, although it is sometimes misleadingly referred to in media as a kamikaze or suicide drone. |newspaper=Council on Foreign Relations}}</ref> also referred to as a kamikaze drone or suicide drone,<ref>{{Cite web |date=18 Oct 2022 |title=UK sanctions Iran over kamikaze Russian drones |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-sanctions-iran-over-kamikaze-russian-drones |website=gov.uk}}</ref><ref name="defex" /><ref name=":2" /> in the form of an [[Autonomous aircraft|autonomous]] [[Pusher configuration|pusher-prop]] [[Unmanned aerial vehicle|drone]].<ref name="usip-20221017" /> It is designed and manufactured by [[Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company|HESA]] in association with [[Shahed Aviation Industries]].<ref name="manufacturer">{{cite press release |url=https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/jy1104 |title=Treasury Targets Actors Involved in Production and Transfer of Iranian Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to Russia for Use in Ukraine |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=November 15, 2022 |website=[[United States Department of the Treasury|U.S. Department of the Treasury]] |access-date=13 September 2023 |quote=Shahed Aviation Industries Research Center (SAIRC), subordinate to the IRGC ASF, has designed and manufactured several Shahed-series UAV variants, including the Shahed-136 one-way attack UAV ...}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release |author=<!--Not stated--> |title=Ukrainian experts identify Iranian producer of Shahed drones |url= https://www.ukrinform.net/amp/rubric-ato/3798050-ukrainian-experts-identify-iranian-producer-of-shahed-drones.html|location= Kyiv|publisher=[[Ukrinform]] |agency= |date= 10 December 2023|access-date=2024-01-11|quote=The Shahed-131\136 type one-way attack drones, which Russia has been using to attack Ukraine since September 2022, are produced by the Iranian state-run Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company}}</ref>{{Better source needed|date=May 2023|reason=Other sources say they are manufactured by HESA - and 'HESA' is in the article name.}}
The munition is designed to attack ground targets from a distance. The drone is typically fired in multiples from a launch rack. The first public footage of the drone was released in December 2021.<ref name="Newdick">{{Cite web |last=Newdick |first=Thomas |date=2022-10-17 |title=Russia Bombards Ukraine With Iranian 'Kamikaze Drones' |url=https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/russia-bombards-ukraine-with-iranian-kamikaze-drones |access-date=2022-10-26 |website=The Drive |language=en}}</ref> Russia has made much use of the Geran-2 in its [[Russian invasion of Ukraine|invasion of Ukraine]], especially in [[Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure (2022–present)|strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure]].
