LUCAS drone: US one-way attack UAV profile

LUCAS is a US one-way attack drone named in the official CENTCOM fact sheet for Operation Epic Fury. CENTCOM lists LUCAS one-way attack drones among the US assets employed against Iran. Other public reporting discusses Shahed-inspired design claims, but this page keeps the manufacturer field unconfirmed because the official fact sheet does not name one.

LUCAS one-way attack drone at a glance

What the public record establishes

CENTCOM lists LUCAS one-way attack drones among the US assets employed against Iran. Other public reporting discusses Shahed-inspired design claims, but this page keeps the manufacturer field unconfirmed because the official fact sheet does not name one.

The distinction between platform identity and event attribution matters. A manufacturer page can establish what a drone is; an official military release, UN report, or conflict-monitoring source is needed to establish where it appears in a war. Where those records do not align, this page keeps the uncertainty visible.

This is a non-operational reference page. It explains the manufacturer, platform family, and public conflict record without providing instructions for building, targeting, deploying, or modifying a weapon system.

Public cost claims for LUCAS — how to verify

Public cost claims for the LUCAS drone should be verified on the same official page that publishes them; this profile does not invent a unit price.

Start with the CENTCOM Operation Epic Fury fact sheet for system identification, then use military drone cost for how to read system-versus-unit figures.

For an objective one-way-attack comparison that also refuses fabricated stickers, see Lucas drone vs Shahed.

Wars covered

• 2026 Iran War — February 2026–present