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Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) drones seen positioned on the tarmac at a base in the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) operating area, Nov. 23, 2025. The LUCAS platforms are part of a one-way attack drone squadron CENTCOM recently deployed to the Middle East to strengthen regional security and deterrence. (Courtesy Photo)

After first combat appearance, LUCAS drones ‘remain ready’ for future Epic Fury strikes against Iran

The one-way attack drones "remain ready for employment,” a U.S. Central Command spokesperson told DefenseScoop.
An unmanned aerial system hovers in the airspace above Fort McNair, Washington, D.C., during a Joint Interagency Task Force (JIATF) 401 counter-UAS (c-UAS) exercise Nov. 17-21, 2025. The exercise prepared military personnel to detect, identify, and neutralize such as those seen hovering. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Wesley Domalewski)

Pentagon’s counter-drone task force launches commercial solutions opening

CSOs are intended to cut bureaucratic red tape and help the government onboard new tech faster, including from nontraditional vendors.
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In this illustration, the Claude AI website is seen on a laptop on February 16, 2026 in New York City. According to reports from the Wall Street Journal, the Defense Department used Anthropic’s Claude Ai, via its Palantir contract, to help with the attack on Venezuela and capture former President Nicolás Maduro. (Photo illustration by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Pentagon CTO urges Anthropic to ‘cross the Rubicon’ on military AI use cases amid ethics dispute

His comments come as the Pentagon is locked in a high-stakes dispute with Anthropic about the U.S. military’s use of the startup’s Claude AI model in real-world…
KITTERY, Maine (June 17, 2024) Alex Blanchard, a Welder, Portsmouth Naval Shipyard, Kittery, Maine welds a bracket to be used on a new brow. (U.S. Navy photo by Branden J. Bourque/Released)

Military power begins with industrial strength

The defense supply chain today faces several structural pressures which make it difficult to meet operational demands. These must be addressed as part of any Department of…
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosts a drone demonstration at the Pentagon, July 10, 2025. The event was hosted to portray the Secretary of Defense’s initiative of Unleashing U.S. Military Drone Dominance. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Alondra Y. Lopez Gonzalez)

Pentagon could award just 3 vendors for biggest phase of Drone Dominance Program

The Pentagon anticipates buying 150,000 drones in the final phase of the initiative.
Texas National Guardsmen look for illegal activity in Brownsville, Texas, September 3, 2025. Guardsmen work alongside the United States Border Patrol to deter illegal activity and enforce U.S. immigration law. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Derek Gutierrez)

Customs and Border Protection personnel — not U.S. troops — used military laser to shoot object near El Paso

Joint Task Force - Southern Border trained CBP personnel on the equipment who used it during the incursion.
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