{"id":1667320,"date":"2026-03-03T19:45:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T00:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/?p=1667320"},"modified":"2026-03-03T19:45:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-04T00:45:00","slug":"us-launched-kamikaze-drones-against-iran-reflecting-lessons-learned-from-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bugaluu.com\/news\/us-launched-kamikaze-drones-against-iran-reflecting-lessons-learned-from-ukraine\/1667320\/","title":{"rendered":"US Launched Kamikaze Drones Against Iran, Reflecting Lessons Learned From Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"

US Launched Kamikaze Drones Against Iran, Reflecting Lessons Learned From Ukraine<\/span><\/p>\n

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In the first 72 hours of Operation Epic Fury<\/a>, U.S. forces conducted more than 1,700 strikes across Iran on high-value IRGC military assets and leadership. These strikes relied heavily on air-delivered munitions, including bombs, air-launched rockets, and missiles deployed from stealth fighter jets, stealth bombers, fourth-generation fighter jets and bombers, as well as guided-missile destroyers.<\/p>\n

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Notably, U.S. Central Command indicated the operation also marked the first combat use by the U.S. military of one-way kamikaze drones, a newly added capability likely shaped by lessons drawn from four years of high-intensity warfare in Eastern Europe.<\/p>\n

Another picture of a Starlink mounted on a Low-Cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) drone https:\/\/t.co\/SDVp4gZjCK<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/LyxwcL5fso<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Robin (@xdNiBoR) December 4, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n

“For the first time in history, it is using one-way attack drones in combat during Operation Epic Fury. These low-cost drones, modeled after Iran’s Shahed drones, are now delivering American-made retribution,” U.S. CENTCOM wrote on X.<\/p>\n

CENTCOM’s Task Force Scorpion Strike – for the first time in history – is using one-way attack drones in combat during Operation Epic Fury. These low-cost drones, modeled after Iran’s Shahed drones, are now delivering American-made retribution. \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 pic.twitter.com\/VYdjiECKDT<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) February 28, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

OISNT account on X OSINTdefender<\/em><\/a> published footage of what appears to be one of the Low-Cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) US drones used in the operation that crash landed.<\/p>\n

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OSINTdefender noted, “Locals in Iraq appear to have recovered a crashed and almost entirely intact Low-Cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS), an American copy of the Iranian Shahed-136 Attack Drone, which is confirmed to have been used recently by Task Force Scorpion Strike during U.S. attacks on Iran as part of Operation Epic Fury.”<\/p>\n

Locals in Iraq appear to have recovered a crashed and almost entirely intact Low-Cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS), an American copy of the Iranian Shahed-136 Attack Drone, which is confirmed to have been used recently by Task Force Scorpion Strike during U.S. attacks on\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/SEqO6627en<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 OSINTdefender (@sentdefender) March 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n

Strike Map<\/p>\n

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Whether in Iran or Eastern Europe, the rapid proliferation of low-cost kamikaze drones has permanently altered the battlefield. Four years of war in Ukraine have made it clear to military planners and weapons manufacturers worldwide that these inexpensive, mass-produced drones are no longer optional, but are increasingly pivotal in changing the economics of war.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nTue, 03\/03\/2026 – 14:45<\/span><\/p>\n

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