Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) drones are positioned on the tarmac at an undisclosed base in the US Central Command operating area, on November 23, 2025. The LUCAS platforms are part of a one-way attack drone squadron that CENTCOM recently deployed to the Middle East. US Central Command Public Affairs

Having faced continuous drone attacks by Iran and its proxies over the last two years, the US military is responding by standing up its first one-way attack drone squadron in the Middle East — and using drones that borrow design and technology directly from Iran.

The squadron falls under the control of a task force set up by US Central Command just months ago, Task Force Scorpion Strike, and will use drones called Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System, or LUCAS drones. The LUCAS d

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