A new US military task force just used its cheap Shahed lookalike drones for the first time to strike Iran

The drone's development comes as the Pentagon pushes to procure and field inexpensive drones to keep pace with adversaries.

Are gamers the best drone fliers? The U.S. Army held a competition to find out

Soldiers faced off in a mid-February competition to find the best drone operators. The Army has noticed that gamers often do it best.
United States Army

First Team sergeant wins U.S. Army’s Best Drone Operator

U.S. Army Sgt. Javon Purchner, a 13F Joint Fire Support Specialist with the 1st Cavalry Division, was named the Army’s first Best

Hegseth-led military used high-energy laser to shoot down CBP drone over Texas — again — forcing airspace shutdown

A US military laser system shot down a drone near the US-Mexico border on Thursday, only for it to emerge that the aircraft belonged to Customs and Border Protection (CBP), prompting a swift closure of airspace and renewed political criticism.
FlightGlobal

US military employs reverse-engineered Shahed-136 drones against Iranian targets for first time in coordinated strikes with Israel

The US military has deployed low-cost strike drones based on Iran's Shahed-136 design for the first time, using the reverse-engineered weapons against Iranian military infrastructure in coordinated operations with Israel that have effectively paralysed Persian Gulf aviation.
NBC Los Angeles

U.S. military shoots down CBP drone, prompting another airspace closure in Texas

Members of Congress say the U.S. military used a laser to shoot down a Customs and Border Protection drone. The FAA closed more airspace near El Paso.