RUSSIA'S GERAN 5 JET POWERED DRONE: US$50,000 CRUISE MISSILE WITH 1,000 KM RANGE, 700 KM/HR SPEED

 

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Wednesday, September 30, 2026

RUSSIA'S GERAN 5 JET POWERED DRONE: US$50,000 CRUISE MISSILE WITH 1,000 KM RANGE, 700 KM/HR SPEED

 

The war in Ukraine has defined drone warfare and drone tactics that will become textbook material in war colleges for decades to come.  In August of this year (2026) the Russians have introduced the Geran 5 jet powered drone. It is made up of a Chinese turbojet engine, German transistors and American processors made by Texas Instruments.  Total cost is about US$50,000. The Geran 5 has a range of 1,000 km and a speed between 700 - 800 km/hr.  It carries a 90 kg warhead. Which makes it one of the cheapest options to deliver high explosive payload up to 1,000 km.

The really interesting aspect of the drone is it optical guidance system, on top of an inertial guidance system.  An inertial guidance system (IGS) is a navigation system that figures out an object's position, speed, and direction of movement without needing GPS, radio signals, or external references.  It does this using sensors called an inertial measurement unit (IMU) consisting of gyroscopes — measure rotation and changes in orientation and  accelerometers — which measure changes in velocity (acceleration).  A computer continuously integrates these measurements to calculate where the object is located. 

Excuse the tech talk but what this means is that the drone carries all these tech stuff on board.  It does not need to communicate with base or with satellites or with any other radio guidance. It can complete the strike mission independently on its own.  Meaning it is extremely difficult to jam the drone. 

But the icing on the Geran 5 drone is the optical guidance system. It also has a camera in front which scans the topography and landmarks on the ground. The entire route has already been photographed by satellites and other aerial recon and the images of the entire flight route are stored in the computer memory of the drone. As the drone flies it can match what its camera-eye sees on the ground with the images stored in its memory. This way the drone can fly super accurately following rivers, railway lines, recognise building shapes or shapes of hills and arrive accurately at the target. 

The Geran 5 has effectively become a cruise missile with a strike range of 1,000 km. But at only US$50,000 per drone. Versus a  Tomahawk cruise missile that has a range of 1,600 km, has a payload of 450 kg and costs US$4.0 million a piece.

If the Russians wish to deliver 450 kg of explosives (like the Tomahawk), they must shoot FIVE Geran 5 drones.  But the cost will be US$250,000 versus US$4.0 million for the Tomahawk (16 times more money). 

(Hello Tuan Jeneral Ketua Turus Angkatan Tentera, you must think of saving money. NATO sudah kalah). Here is a brief video.

THE ISREALI PRIME MINISTER'S SECRET VISIT TO THE UAE LAST SATURDAY - CURTAINS COMING DOWN ON IRAN

 

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Wednesday, September 30, 2026

THE ISREALI PRIME MINISTER'S SECRET VISIT TO THE UAE LAST SATURDAY - CURTAINS COMING DOWN ON IRAN

 

Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu's UAE trip took place on Sunday, 27 September 2026. He flew secretly to Abu Dhabi and met UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan (MBZ). The UAE confirmed the meeting through its state news agency, WAM. 

The Israeli delegation

The Netanyahu delegation was made up of:
Benjamin Netanyahu — Prime Minister
Sara Netanyahu — his wife
Roman Gofman — Director of Mossad
Shmuel Ben-Ezra — head of Israel's National Security Council
Maj. Gen. Guy Markizano — Netanyahu's Military Secretary
Ophir Falk — Netanyahu's Foreign Policy Adviser
The PMO also said the delegation included security personnel and the head of the Shin Bet security division. 

The Arab side

An expanded meeting took place with the Israeli delegation involving representatives of several Arab/Gulf countries.  Besides the UAE, the other countries reported include:  Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Jordan, Libya,  Qatar.   An Emirati source gave a longer list including:  United States, Egypt, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman. That is TWELVE countries including Israel.

The reports say the expanded meeting concerned Iran, the Houthis, intelligence/security cooperation and assistance to Saudi Arabia, and the possibility of a regional defence framework. 

A Libyan Airbus A319 associated with Saddam Haftar, the son of eastern Libyan commander Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, flew from Benghazi to Abu Dhabi during Netanyahu's visit.

All the foreign visitors landed at the Al Bateen Executive Airport (Al Bateen Executive Airport), Abu Dhabi. Flight-tracking reports showed several unusual government/military aircraft arriving around the same time as Netanyahu's aircraft. Moroccan, Saudi and Qatari government aircraft were also reported at the airport. 

And Khalifa Haftar the Libyan leader himself was also in Abu Dhabi for 'medical treatment'  (Libya Observer).

Since the meeting was called by the President of the UAE and attended by the Israeli Prime Minister it is most likely that the other attendees were of equal or high rank. The Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman Al Saud, who is the younger brother of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman is said to have attended. The Saudis have denied attending at all. 

Saudi Arabia is facing an intensified Houthi threat, and Khalid bin Salman is in charge of defense and high-level diplomacy over the Houthi situation. 

The meeting was organized by Mossad chief Roman Gofman after a Saudi request for Israeli assistance against Houthi attacks. The UAE agreed to host it. 

Israel had already supplied/operated air-defence capabilities in the UAE during the Iranian conflict.  In other news, last week TWO squadrons of jet fighters from the United States Air Force have landed at an Israel Air Base in the Negev desert. 

I think the curtains are coming down on the Iranian regime. 

Trump hints US could strike Iran, warns time coming

 

Iran war live: Trump hints US could strike Iran, warns time coming

• US President Donald Trump tells reporters that the country faces a choice to either make a deal with Iran or “blow them up”.
• US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has told military leaders at the Quantico Marine base outside Washington, DC, that American forces have “destroyed” Iran’s navy, air force, defence systems, leadership and military-industrial capacity, while also crippling its nuclear ambitions.
• Iran says it has received a US counterproposal regarding the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz as part of diplomatic efforts to break the deadlock over the ongoing conflict.

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  6 killed as IRGC raid targets ‘terrorists’ planning attack near Tehran

  Iranian forces have killed six members of a “terrorist group” allegedly planning an operation in Manjilabad near Tehran.

  Iranian state media reported soldiers with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps recovered explosives from a home and “clearance operations” are underway in the village in Tehran province, 44km (27 miles) southwest of the capital.

  “The operation is ongoing with the aim of completely clearing the site and confronting the terrorist elements,” Tasnim news agency reported.

  Iran has repeatedly accused the US and Israel of fomenting unrest by arming and funding opposition groups in the country.

  

  Basij paramilitary troops affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps [Fatemeh Bahrami/Anadolu]
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  Gaza’s healthcare crisis leaves breast cancer patients without early detection

  The Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza has warned that breast cancer patients in Gaza face a “catastrophic health and humanitarian reality” that denies them basic medical care and their right to treatment.

  In a press release, the ministry said that early detection and diagnosis services are now “extremely limited and practically non-existent” because of severe shortages and repeated breakdowns of mammography equipment, as well as a lack of laboratory solutions and supplies, stripping women of the chance for early diagnosis.

  Breast cancer treatment in Gaza was almost completely devoid of approved protocols, with departments suffering critical shortages of chemotherapy drugs, hormonal therapies, and targeted treatments, it added.

  According to the ministry, before Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, the coastal enclave recorded about 360 new breast cancer cases annually, a figure that dropped to 250 and 260 in 2024 and 2025 respectively.

  “With the collapse of the early detection and diagnosis system, what is recorded in the registries does not necessarily reflect what is happening on the ground,” it said.

  “Based on pre-war rates, it was expected that we would be dealing with more than a thousand new cases within about three years.”

  

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  Gaza mother with breast cancer fears time is running out for treatment
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  Oil falls following US-Iran counterproposal

  Oil prices have dropped about 1 percent amid a cautious diplomatic back-and-forth between Tehran and Washington, Reuters reports.

  Brent crude futures fell 1.1 percent to $96.92 a barrel as of 04:30 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude dipped 1.4 percent to $89.18 a barrel.

  Both benchmarks rose about $1 a barrel on Wednesday.

  Brent saw a monthly gain of about 14 percent in September – its biggest since July – while WTI increased by about 5 percent on the month.

  

  Fuel prices are displayed at a Texaco petrol station in Northwich, United Kingdom [Christopher Furlong/Getty]
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  Israeli forces arrest father and two sons during West Bank raids

  Israeli forces have arrested a Palestinian man alongside his two sons in the town of Kafr ad-Dik in the northern occupied West Bank, Palestinian news agency Wafa reported.

  The military stormed the town at dawn before raiding and ransacking the home of Majdi al-Deek and his sons.

  Forces have also raided the town of Tammun with several military patrols and infantry forces, according to Wafa, and searched many homes, but withdrew without reporting any arrests.

 

Deputy religious affairs minister rejects calls to resign over New Age issue

Deputy religious affairs minister rejects calls to resign over New Age issue

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Mohamad Fadli

Marhamah Rosli says she will only do so if claims she had led people astray are proven in court.

Deputy religious affairs minister Marhamah Rosli recently faced calls to step down over allegations sparked by a recirculated screenshot of a Facebook post she published in September 2019. (Bernama pic)

PETALING JAYA:

Deputy religious affairs minister Marhamah Rosli has rejected calls to resign over content she published in 2019 that had been linked to New Age teachings.

She emphasised she would only do so if claims that she had led people astray were proven in court.

“I will only resign if it is proven that I have led people astray, that people have been led astray. Prove it in court,” she said after an event here today.

Marhamah had recently faced calls from Amanah and PAS to be suspended as deputy religious affairs minister or to step down over allegations sparked by a recirculated screenshot of a Facebook post she published in September 2019.

On Sept 18, she denied claims that she promoted New Age teachings, witchcraft, magic or the use of charms. Her office gave those spreading the allegations 24 hours to retract them and issue a public apology, failing which legal action could be considered.

Marhamah was then called in by the Islamic development department (Jakim) to explain the matter at a meeting with the federal territories mufti, a Jakim panel of experts and other authorities.

Jakim director-general Sirajuddin Suhaimee said the department then issued Marhamah several reprimands, advisories and guidelines, including on the content of programmes that had been conducted and the approaches used.