In this screen grab obtained from video released by the US Central Command on their X account @CENTCOM shows the Arleigh Burke class guided-missile-destroyer, USS Spruance (DDG 111), firing Tomahawk Land Attack Missiles in support of Operation Epic Fury, from an undisclosed location on February 28, 2026. AFP
"Task Force Scorpion Strike employed low-cost one-way attack drones for the first time in combat," US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement posted on X.
CENTCOM said the drones, which are expendable but cheaper than traditional missiles, had been based on Iran's own technology.
"These low-cost drones, modeled after Iran's Shahed drones, are now delivering American-made retribution," the statement said, referring to the Shaheds -- a weapon heavily exported from Iran to Russia for use against Ukraine.
Drone technology in Ukraine has transformed warfare, with both sides in the conflict using the flying explosives to minimize the need for frontline troops, while leaving enemy soldiers few places to hide.
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