Several drones were shot down on Sunday near northern Iraq's Erbil airport, where US and international forces, including German soldiers, are stationed at the airport. A security source told dpa that

It already proved its effectiveness on the battlefields of Ukraine. Now the Iranian-made Shahed-136 kamikaze has been unleashed across the Arab Gulf.

This isn’t a brief affair. The conflict is expected to last for days, possibly weeks. This is where AeroVironment enters the picture.

Despite the interception of the majority of projectiles, however, the UAE was unable to prevent several drones from hitting civilian targets in the country.

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.

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,

FNC's Jennifer Griffin reports from the Pentagon about the attack on Iran overnight:

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.