US EditionUS Unveils 'Reliable and Cost-Effective' Drone to Rival Iranian-Designed Shaheds
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, USA, JUL 16 – LUCAS is a modular drone designed for rapid production and deployment to address the U.S. military’s shortage of lethal small drones amid growing Russian use of Shahed UAVs in Ukraine.
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A new American drone that showed up at the Pentagon looks a lot like the Shaheds Russia uses to bomb Ukraine
A drone, part of the display of multi-domain autonomous systems in the Pentagon courtyard on July 16, 2025, in Washington, DC.AP Photo/Julia Demaree NikhinsonThe US this week unveiled a new drone that looks similar to the Iranian-designed Shahed.Russia has used the Shahed in devastating attacks on Ukrainian cities.The US is boosting its efforts to produce cheap, one-way attack drones for future wars.An American version of the Iranian-designed Sh…
America introduced LUCAS kamikaze drone, which is cheaper and better than Iran's Shahed-136. It can fly up to 5500 meters height. It is ready for swarm attack. It will increase American strength in future wars.
The exhibition of drones, which are often mature products ready for production, was hosted by Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, who announced that the United States Armed Forces will adapt to changing battlefield conditions and implement technologies of cheap and numerous unmanned aircraft of various types and classes.
The United States on Wednesday unveiled a new, low-budget drone that aims to rival the Iranian-made Shahed drones, Defense Blog reports.
In the vast Alaskan wilderness, the US Department of Defense conducted tests of disposable attack drones as part of an urgent effort to modernize the military's capabilities. The drones, operated by drone manufacturers contracted by a special unit within the Defense Department, were launched to detect and destroy programmed targets by crashing into them, but some missed or crashed during the test. The tests lasted four days, with soldiers using …
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