Russia drone capacity

Non-NATO

Fleet estimate2025

unknown

Not disclosed

Source: IISS Military Balance — no credible published Russian drone fleet figure (contested wartime data) ↗

Manufacturer count2025

unknown

Not disclosed

Source: RUSI, The Orlan Complex — no authoritative count; makers: STC (Orlan-10), ZALA Aero (Lancet/KUB), Kronshtadt (Orion) ↗

Defense drone budget (€)2025

unknown

Not disclosed

Source: SIPRI Military Expenditure Database — Russia total military expenditure SIPRI-estimated at $149bn (2024, ~7.1% of GDP); wartime figures contested; no drone-specific allocation published ↗

Notable systems2025

medium

Orlan-10, Lancet-3, Forpost, Geran-2 (Iranian Shahed-136 design, produced domestically)

Geran-2 is Russia's designation for Iran's Shahed-136; Russia now manufactures it domestically at scale (Alabuga/Yelabuga SEZ, Tatarstan) and has grown increasingly independent of Iranian supply.

Source: RUSI, The Orlan Complex — Orlan-10/Lancet; Geran-2 domestic production corroborated by Yelabuga drone factory (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yelabuga_drone_factory) ↗

Combat use indicator2025

high

Confirmed — Orlan-10 ISR-strike complex, Lancet loitering munitions, Geran/Shahed strikes in Ukraine

Source: RUSI, The Orlan Complex ↗

Export status2025

low

Not a major armed-UAS exporter; documented importer of Iranian Shahed/Geran designs

Source: RUSI, The Orlan Complex / SIPRI Arms Transfers Database (https://www.sipri.org/databases/armstransfers) — Russia not recorded as a significant armed-drone exporter ↗

Indigenous production2025

medium

Yes, but historically reliant on imported (often Western) components — Orlan-10 supply chain documented

Source: RUSI, The Orlan Complex ↗

Metrics not listed above are not yet assessed for Russia — distinct from “Not disclosed”, which means a metric was assessed but no figure is published.

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