The speed of Geran jet drones increased from 100 km/h, the previous speed of Shahed drones, to 900 km/h.
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The 900 km/h figure is presented by Ukrainian Air Force officials as a possible future development ('Russia could eventually increase the speed ... to 800-900 km/h', 'Russia may increase jet drone speeds to 900 km/h'), not as a speed already reached by fielded drones.
Current jet-powered Shahed/Geran variants are documented at roughly 500-600 km/h (Geran-4 about 400-500 km/h; Geran-5 about 500-600 km/h), i.e. well below 900 km/h.
The baseline figure is also inaccurate: the propeller-driven Shahed-136/Geran-2 typically cruises at about 180 km/h (some sources cite 150-190 km/h), not 100 km/h, so the claimed starting point understates the original speed by roughly 80 km/h.
The speaker gives no source; the figures most closely match Ukrainian Air Force statements reported in Ukrainian media in the first half of October 2026, which the MEP would have had access to before the 20 October 2026 session.
SecondaryKyiv Post — 'Russia's Jet Drones Could Reach 900 Km/h, Air Force Warns'Russia could eventually increase the speed of its jet-powered attack drones to 800-900 kilometers per hour (500-560 mph), posing a growing challenge to Ukraine's air defenses, a senior Air Force official has warned.
SecondaryHromadske — 'Ukraine is getting better at stopping Russia's jet-powered Shahed drones'Unlike conventional Shahed-136 drones, which use piston engines and typically cruise at around 180 kilometers per hour (112 mph), newer jet-powered models ... (Russian jet drones launched: ~350 in June, 1,500 in July, 2,800 in August, more than 3,500 in September, per Air Force spokesperson Yuriy Ihnat, 7 October).