Expert says Geran-5 K5-K is slower in cruise than its headline top speed

Weapons analyst and serviceman Ivan Kyrychevskyi says the Geran-5 K5-K should be assessed by its cruising speed rather than the highest figure reported for a dive. Speaking on Radio NV, he put the cruise figure at 450 km/h, UNIAN reports.

He said that would theoretically let systems being developed against jet-powered Shahed drones catch it. This is an assessment, not a reported interception of the new variant.

Kyrychevskyi also estimated the basic Geran-5 at about $200,000 and expected the K5-K version to cost more. He argued that less costly air defence missiles can be an economical response, while excluding scarce Patriot missiles from that comparison.