Shield AI has been selected to integrate Hivemind on the LUCAS drones, enabling them to coordinate and operate intelligently in a swarm. Shield AI's Hivemind autonomous flight software will be ...

A Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) was launched from the flight deck of littoral combat ship USS Santa Barbara while operating in the Persian Gulf on Dec. 16, 2025. In a press release, ...

Saturday's attack against Iran was the Pentagon's first use of one-way drones in combat, CENTCOM said, and only about three months since its first notable test in the field -- a rapid turnaround for a ...

The war in Iran has seen some landmark firsts and historic events.US Navy photo The US and Israel's war in Iran is producing notable combat firsts, from first uses of certain weapons to first-of-their ...

A Navy warship’s successful launch of a one-way attack drone this week was a watershed in the Defense Department push to get hundreds of thousands of the transformational aircraft into the field, ...

A LUCAS drone launches from the USS Santa Barbara in the Arabian Gulf. (Photo courtesy of the Navy) The crew of the USS Santa Barbara and personnel from U.S. Naval Forces Central Command successfully ...

CENTCOM launched Task Force Scorpion Strike will employ the Shahed-like Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) drones currently based in the Middle East. The U.S. military will employ ...

During the first few days of the U.S.-Israeli operations against Iran, the Pentagon has deployed multiple assets for the first time in major combat. Adm. Brad Cooper, the head of U.S. Central Command ...