Article describes the U.S. Low-Cost Uncrewed Combat Attack System (LUCAS) and its FLM-136 Shahed-136-clone target-drone lineage, reverse-engineered to emulate one-way attack munitions for testing/training and later weaponized. It also notes LUCAS features like autonomous beyond-line-of-sight operation and multiple launch mechanisms (catapult, rocket-assisted takeoff, mobile ground/vehicle launch), indicating a scalable low-cost strike/drone-test ecosystem relevant to counter-UAS and loitering-munition warfare.
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US LUCAS/FLM-136 Shahed-136 clone target drone recovered near Eglin AFB
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- The War Zone · https://www.twz.com/air/shahed-136-clone-found-by-florida-fisherman-eglin-afb-admits-it-lost-a-droneShahed-136 Clone Found By Florida Fisherman, Eglin AFB Admits It Lost A Drone