LUCAS: America’s €32,000 Shahed Clone Strikes Back – U.S. Turns Iranian Tech Against Tehran in Epic Fury
The LUCAS (Low-cost Uncrewed Combat Attack System) drone, developed by Arizona-based SpektreWorks, represents a major evolution in U.S. military tactics toward affordable… 
The LUCAS (Low-cost Uncrewed Combat Attack System) drone, developed by Arizona-based SpektreWorks, represents a major evolution in U.S. military tactics toward affordable, mass-producible one-way attack munitions. Unveiled in July 2025, it saw its first combat use on 28 February 2026 during Operation Epic Fury, a U.S.-led (with Israeli involvement) campaign targeting Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) command centers, air defense systems, missile and drone launch sites, and military airfields. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) described the deployment – via Task Force Scorpion Strike – as “American-made retribution,” explicitly derived from reverse-engineered Iranian Shahed-136…
