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2026-03-02 Science & Technology

New LUCAS attack drones make first operational appearance in Operation Epic Fury

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Posted by Skidmark 2026-03-02 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1779 views ] Top
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1 Spektreworks

SpektreWorks is an engineering services company (Purchase or lease ours w/operators) based in Phoenix, AZ that specializes in unmanned systems development and production. Ownership information unavailable.

Posted by Besoeker 2026-03-02 06:42|| 2026-03-02 06:42|| Front Page Top

2 reverse engineered Shahed-136

US DoD Tech lagged so far behind that the Chinese drone design handed to Iran to assemble for Russia was used.

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Posted by Skidmark 2026-03-02 09:22|| 2026-03-02 09:22|| Front Page Top

3 @2 Or found the Chinese drone to be a decent base design and saved millions in R&D and saved time copying and improving what the Chinese developed. They certainly been doing the same to us.

Posted by Chantry 2026-03-02 10:02|| 2026-03-02 10:02|| Front Page Top

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