I asked the AI to: "Tell me about the Iranian Shahed 136 drone" and this is what it said:

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The HESA Shahed-136 is an Iranian-designed, one-way "kamikaze" or loitering attack drone. It features a distinctive delta-wing shape, spans about 2.5 meters (8.2 ft), and carries a high-explosive warhead weighing 30 to 50 kg (66 to 110 lbs) to detonate on impact. 

Key Specifications & Design

Cost: Estimated at $20,000 to $50,000 per unit, making it exceptionally cheap for long-range strikes.
Range: Estimated between 1,000 km to 2,000+ km (approx. 620 to 1,240 miles).
Speed & Sound: Propeller-driven by a rear-mounted MD550 piston engine, cruising at roughly 115 mph (180–185 km/h) with a loud, recognizable buzzing sound often compared to a lawnmower.
Guidance: Uses civilian-grade GNSS (GPS/GLONASS) combined with an inertial navigation system (INS) to hit pre-programmed coordinates.
Launch Mechanism: Rocket-assisted takeoff using a small solid-fuel booster that drops away right after launch. 

Strategic Impact

Saturation Attacks: Designed to be launched in large waves or swarms to overwhelm and exhaust expensive multi-million-dollar air defense systems like the Patriot or Iron Dome. 
Global Proliferation: Extensively deployed in conflicts like the Russo-Ukrainian War (where Russia rebrands them as Geran-2) and across regional conflicts in the Middle East to target energy infrastructure, military sites, and civilian areas. 

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• Air defense tactics used to intercept these drones
• The new jet-powered variants like the Shahed-238
• Foreign-sourced commercial components found inside recovered units

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HESA Shahed 136

Wikipedia

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The HESA Shahed 136 also known by its Russian designation Geran-2 is an Iranian-designed one-way attack drone, also referred to as a kamikaze drone or ...

Overview

Geran-2

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Combat history