The drone's development comes as the Pentagon pushes to procure and field inexpensive drones to keep pace with adversaries.

US forces turned Iran’s own drone playbook against them on Saturday – deploying Iranian-inspired kamikaze drones for the first time in combat during Operation Epic Fury. The one-way drones — known as Low-Cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) — were launched for the first time to strike Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps command hubs,

Ukraine’s defence against Shahed drones is a key front line of the war. Originally Iranian, the modernised drones offer Russia a cheap, accurate substitute for missiles. Together with the lighter Gerbera,

America's clone of Iran's Shahed-136 had been used against Iran in an ironic vignette of modern drone warfare.

Hours after Iranian drones damaged U.S. Navy facilities in Manama, Bahrain, U.S. Navy Central Command told all servicemembers and contractors who live and work in and around the base that the area is no longer safe and they will receive money to stay in a hotel elsewhere.

BERLIN, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Germany's parliament on Thursday voted to give the armed forces broader powers to intercept or shoot down drones, responding to a surge in sightings since Russia began its war against Ukraine.

Texas DPS secured a $3.2 million federal grant to upgrade drone detection and mitigation technology ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The new system allows authorities to take control of rogue or unauthorized aircraft and safely redirect them to designated locations.

Security officials say easy access by guerrilla groups to commercial drones, cheaply modified into deadly weapons, has put the nation’s army on its heels.

The US military is using the new LUCAS attack drones during Operation Epic Fury, United States Central Command announced on X/Twitter on Saturday night. It was the platform’s first operational use after being unveiled in late 2025.