Russia is a military behemoth, its Industrial strength is unmatched in history
an absolute dinosaur which has a production capacity no one in the West can match they have fired over 5,000+ shaheed 136 drones per month for continuous 24 months
in June 2025 they launched 5,438 drones the highest ever recorded
Russia uses a combination of ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones same as what Iran is doing now
in the last 12 months on average Russia fired over 100 ballistic missiles , 150 cruise missiles and 5,000 drones per month
in last 12 months this accounted to over 750 ballistic missiles, 1,200 cruise missiles and over 61,000 drones on Ukraine against NATO
how does Iran match up
in 23 days Iran has launched over 750 ballistic missiles, 1,00 cruise missiles and over 3,000 drones thats extrapolates to roughly 1,000 ballistic missiles, 150 cruise missiles and over 5,000 drones per month
Iran is actually matching Russian firepower and far exceeding it in the area of ballistic missile launches, Iran is using ballistic missile launches as a primary weapon of choice whereas Russia is using drones more
Russia is attacking infrastructure, with drones , in continuous attack profile over long period
Iran is overwhelming air defences, in waves using missiles + drones
the real question is can the Iranians sustain this firepower for a prolonged period of time while under constant air bombardment ?
that remains to be seen, they should start using drones in not wave but a synchronised, co-ordinated way using AI Swarm techniques
Ukrainian military intelligence has reported a sharp uptick in scientific cooperation between Moscow and Tehran around the Shahed-136 programme. Discussions are centred on Russia's Verba missiles, - 3/19/2026
www.intelligenceonline.com