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From Shahed to Geran: How Russia Continues to Reinvent the One-Way Attack Drone

Since acquiring the original design from Iran, Russia has treated the Geran as a base platform for unprecedented wartime iteration. In a new brief, Kateryna Bondar and Nicole Errera trace the drone's evolution and draw lessons for U.S. policymakers.

Brief by Kateryna Bondar and Nicole Errera — September 4, 2026

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Learning Without Bleeding: China’s Lessons from the Russia-Ukraine Drone War

China is using the Russia-Ukraine drone war as a military laboratory. Lilly Min-Chen Lee and Kateryna Bondar trace how quickly Chinese analysts identify battlefield innovations and how the PLA translates the lessons into training, procurement, hardware, and force structure.

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