Shahed drones
Definition
A series of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), primarily loitering munitions like the Shahed-136, developed by Iran for low-cost, long-range kamikaze strikes.
Geran-2 drones in Russian service, essentially rebranded Iranian Shahed models, deployed in swarms during conflicts such as the Russia-Ukraine war for saturation attacks on infrastructure.
Examples
Shahed drones turned the evening sky into an unwanted drone light show, much to the air defenders' chagrin.
Budget-conscious generals love shahed drones: fly far, cost little, and never complain about return tickets.
Intercepting shahed drones feels like playing aerial whack-a-mole with multimillion-dollar mallets.
Shahed drones arrived fashionably late, proving that even in warfare, good things come to those who wait... nervously.