The United States military, the best funded armed force in the world, is in a desperate race to catch up to the technological powerhouse... Iran? The Pentagon recently unveiled a delta-wing drone called the Low-Cost Uncrewed Combat Attack System (LUCAS ...

The Trump administration announced on Tuesday that it is sanctioning several foreign companies to target millions of dollars’ worth of “combat drones” being traded between Iran and Venezuela. The development marks Washington’s latest effort to curb Iranian military capabilities amid concern the regime is rebuilding its nuclear weapons program.

The US has a new one-way attack drone task force in the Middle East. The Low-cost Uncrewed Combat Attack Drones resemble Iranian-designed Shahed loitering munitions. LUCAS designs were unveiled at the Pentagon earlier this year. The US military revealed ...

The penalties on Tuesday targeted Empresa Aeronautica Nacional SA (EANSA), a Venezuelan firm that the US Department of the Treasury said “maintains and oversees the assembly of” drones from Iran’s Qods Aviation Industries, which is already under sanctions by Washington.

American troops in the Middle East are now armed with attack drones reminiscent of the Iranian-made Shahed, which has been adopted by Houthi rebels and Russian forces alike. Why it matters: The Pentagon has, under both Trump and Biden administrations ...

A new goldrush is ahead as President Trump proposes a massive hike in defence spending. It is not just a choice of buying jets or drones, but using the strengths of each.