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deployment2026-02-28 00:00 UTC🇮🇷 Middle East (U.S. operational fielding); Iran (strikes); Iraq (reported recovery of a drone)

Report details operational fielding of U.S. LUCAS one-way attack drones and satellite-link costs

The article reports that the U.S. military has fielded LUCAS one-way attack drones in the Middle East and used them in strikes on Iran, while discussing increased costs to connect LUCAS datalinks to SpaceX satellite networks. It also references a social-media claim of a largely intact LUCAS drone recovered in Iraq.

Details

Type
deployment
Occurred
2026-02-28 00:00
Reported
2026-05-27
Location
Middle East (U.S. operational fielding); Iran (strikes); Iraq (reported recovery of a drone)
Coordinates
32.6475, 54.5644
Confidence
62 / 100

Damage assessment

No specific damage figures provided; described as part of opening-wave strikes on Iran and broader operational use in the Middle East.

Drones involved

Shahed-136· loitering-munition

Sources