CENTCOM cites LUCAS low-cost one-way drones used against Iran

CENTCOM commander Adm. Brad Cooper says the U.S. is now employing low-cost one-way attack drones (including the LUCAS system, described as reverse-engineered from Shahed-136) to strike Iran and "flip the cost curve" by forcing the adversary to expend more expensive interceptors. He also highlights a shift from cheap prop-driven threats to more sophisticated jet-powered drones with high-end sensors and EW/SIGINT payloads, implying a new threat class and counter-cost strategy.