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 autonomously using
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