U.S. Central Command has launched a new task force deploying America’s first one-way “suicide drone” squadron in the Middle East, saying the move “sets the conditions for using innovation as a deterrent” as Iran and its proxies escalate low-cost attacks across the region.

CENTCOM announced the activation of Task Force Scorpion Strike on Wednesday, noting the unit was formed four months after Secretary of War Pete Hegseth ordered a rapid push to field affordable drones under the Pentagon’s broader Drone Dominance initiative. The command said the squadron is already armed with Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) drones currently operating from an undisclosed Middle East location.

According to CNN , the LUCAS aircraft have “an extensive range” and are designed to fly autono

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