By Amir Daftari and Shane CroucherShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberU.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said it has deployed the U.S. military’s first one-way-attack drone squadron to the Middle East.
The Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) drones are intended to mirror—and supersede in power and quality—Iran's Shahed-136 drones.
Their deployment to the Middle East is a clear signal from the U.S. to Iran.
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