@meduza_en Just have them served a walking dinner. They will flock around it like they haven’t eaten in days. And then they’ll leave half full dinner plates, as always, all over the place while seeking cover from #Iranian #Shahed drones. #RussiaGoHome

🇺🇸#SUA și aliații lor din 🌍#OrientulMijlociu au cerut ajutorul Ucrainei pentru a contracara atacurile 🇮🇷#Iraniene cu drone 🛦#Shahed, susține Volodmir #Zelensky.

🔗 https://biziday.ro/?p=350442

#Știri #Ucraina

SUA şi aliaţii lor din Orientul Mijlociu au cerut ajutorul Ucrainei pentru a contracara atacurile iraniene cu drone Shahed, susține Volodmir Zelenski. - Biziday

Mai multe țări, inclusiv Statele Unite, au solicitat ajutor Ucrainei pentru a contracara atacurile iraniene cu dronele iraniene, a declarat președintele

Biziday

"American leaders have announced that they reverse-engineered a captured #Iranian #Shahed #drone and are using a tweaked version of it in the current conflict, a nod to the ingenuity of Iranians who developed it despite economic embargoes limiting what they could import. The American version, called LUCAS, for Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System, is built by Arizona-based SpektreWorks. The company did not respond to an email requesting comment."

#IranWar

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/04/business/iran-shahed-drones-missiles-us-war.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Q1A.054B.SedVas1BuYrS

What to Know About Iran’s Drones, Which Are Cheap to Launch but Expensive to Intercept

What to know about Iran’s cheap, noisy Shahed drones and the expensive defense systems trying to stop them.

The New York Times

Agi: Rozzo e lento, il micidiale drone iraniano Shahed-136

AGI - È rozzo, è lento e forse proprio per questo è micidiale. È il drone Shahed-136, assurto agli onori della guerra grazie al massiccio impiego sul teatro ucraino da parte dell'esercito russo, ma soprattutto fiore all'occhiello dell'autarchica industria bellica iraniana. I pasdaran ne hanno mostrato tunnel pieni in un video diventato virale e per fare sfoggio della capacità offensiva della Repubblica islamica.
Prodotto dalla Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company (azienda sottoposta alle sanzioni statunitensi), lo Shahed-136 è un piccolo veicolo aereo a pilotaggio remoto che, di solito in formazioni di due, esplode all'impatto con il bersaglio e per questo viene chiamato drone "kamikaze". Lungo 3,5 metri, ha un'apertura alare di 2,5 metri e una velocità massima di 185 chilometri orari. Secondo il ministero della Difesa britannico ha una portata di 2.500 chilometri. Lo Shahed ha una fusoliera a forma di delta, che può trasportare una testata di 36 chilogrammi. Vola principalmente a bassa quota ed è raramente rilevabile dai radar.

Si alza in volo su una struttura che permette il dispiegamento in sequenza fino a cinque velivoli. Il lancio è di tipo assistito a razzo, al quale subentra il motore convenzionale una volta che il drone ha raggiunto la quota prestabilita. Rumorosi, economici, adatti a un uso massiccio con lanci a raffica, i droni Shahed-136 sono in competizione con i Bayraktar TB2, forniti dalla Turchia all'Ucraina, più veloci e sofisticati, determinanti nei primi giorni degli scontri.
Limiti e capacità di attacco
Secondo Justin Bronk, senior fellow del think tank britannico Royal United Services Institute, "lo Shahed-136 offre un modo relativamente economico di sferrare attacchi a lungo raggio su obiettivi fissi. La navigazione e la precisione di Shahed si basano su sistemi GPS commerciali e la sua capacità di carico ne limita le capacità di attacco. Inoltre manca della capacità di colpire bersagli mobili e ha meccanismi di difesa minimi contro i sistemi anti-UAV.
I droni Shahed-136 sono entrati ufficialmente in servizio in Iran nel 2021, ma secondo diverse fonti erano già operativi nel 2020 nello Yemen.

Slow and deadly, the deadly Iranian drone Shahed-136.

AGI - It’s crude, it’s slow, and perhaps precisely because of this it’s devastating. It’s the Shahed-136 drone, ironically honored by war thanks to the massive deployment on the Ukrainian theater by the Russian army, but above all a jewel in the crown of Iran’s self-sufficient military industry. The Pasdaran showed full tunnels in a video that went viral and to display the offensive capabilities of the Islamic Republic.

Produced by the Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company (a company subject to US sanctions), the Shahed-136 is a small remotely piloted aircraft that, usually in pairs, explodes on impact with the target and for this reason is called a “kamikaze” drone. 3.5 meters long, it has a wingspan of 2.5 meters and a maximum speed of 185 kilometers per hour. According to the British Ministry of Defense, it has a range of 2,500 kilometers. The Shahed has a delta-shaped fuselage, which can carry a 36-kilogram warhead. It flies primarily at low altitude and is rarely detectable by radar.

It takes off on a structure that allows the deployment in sequence up to five aircraft. The launch is rocket-assisted, followed by the conventional engine once the drone has reached the predetermined altitude. Noisy, economical, suitable for mass use with rapid-fire launches, the Shahed-136 drones are competing with the Bayraktar TB2, supplied by Turkey to Ukraine, which are faster and more sophisticated and were decisive in the early days of the clashes.

Limits and Attack Capabilities

According to Justin Bronk, a senior fellow at the British think tank Royal United Services Institute, “the Shahed-136 offers a relatively inexpensive way to launch long-range attacks on fixed targets. The navigation and precision of the Shahed are based on commercial GPS systems and its payload capacity limits its attack capabilities. It also lacks the ability to strike moving targets and has minimal defensive mechanisms against UAV systems.”

The Shahed-136 drones entered official service in Iran in 2021, but according to various sources they were already operational in Yemen in 2020.

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https://www.agi.it/estero/news/2026-03-04/iran-il-micidiale-drone-shahed-35941077/

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Ukrainian forces liberate 9 eastern settlements as Russian troops face Starlink disruptions -- What to do if you spot an Iranian Shahed drone -- At least 337 Ukrainian POWs brutally executed by Russia -- To confront Iran, US must also confront Russia ... and more

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/03/wednesday-march-4-2026/

From https://t.me/Pravda_Gerashchenko

❌During the night, air defence forces destroyed 129 #Russian_UAVs

⚡️ On the night of March 4, the enemy attacked #Ukraine with 149 strike #UAVs of the #Shahed, #Herber, #Italmas types and other types of drones. As of 08:30, 129 drones were shot down/suppressed.

😡 The impact of 19 strike #UAVs on 15 locations was recorded, as well as the fall of debris in one location.

📍In addition, another 980 of #Putin's "boys in panties" were successfully "packaged".

Ce trebuie să faci dacă observi o dronă 🛦#Shahed 🇮🇷#Iraniană. „Acest lucru este foarte îngrijorător”.

🔗 https://stirileprotv.ro/stiri/international/ce-trebuie-sa-faci-daca-observi-o-drona-shahed-iraniana.html?category_slug=stiri%2Finternational

#Știri #România

Adnkronos - ultimoratop: Iran, drone Shahed ha già cambiato la guerra. L'Ucraina insegna la difesa, la lezione ai Paesi del Golfo

(Adnkronos) - L'arma low cost che ha cambiato la guerra contemporanea ora potrebbe essere decisiva per la regione del Golfo

Iran’s drone Shahed has already changed the nature of warfare. Ukraine is teaching defense, a lesson to the Gulf countries.

(Adnkronos) - The low-cost weapon that changed contemporary warfare now could be decisive for the Persian Gulf region.

#Shahed #Ukraine #PersianGulf

https://www.adnkronos.com/internazionale/esteri/iran-drone-shahed-attacco-usa-israele_6FhTzzEMavf6148NFIZxwm

Dall'Iran all'Ucraina, il drone low cost che ha cambiato la guerra: la lezione dello Shahed

L'arma iraniana che ha cambiato la guerra contemporanea ora potrebbe essere decisiva per la regione del Golfo nella risposta a Teheran

Adnkronos

Iran leans on Shahed drones to penetrate U.S. defenses

https://misryoum.com/us/us-news/iran-leans-on-shahed-drones-to-penetrate-u/

As the United States and its Middle East allies face Tehran’s response to President Donald Trump’s renewed bombardment of Iran, they must find a solution to a growing problem: drones. Cheap and simple to produce, Iran’s Shahed drones are unmanned...

#Iran #leans #Shahed #drones #penetrate #defenses #US_News_Hub #misryoum_com

Iran leans on Shahed drones to penetrate U.S. defenses

As the United States and its Middle East allies face Tehran’s response to President Donald Trump’s renewed bombardment of Iran, they must find a solution

US News Hub

RE: https://mstdn.social/@noelreports/116161933915772468

*An American knock-off of an Iranian drone.

*Sounds so implausible, Maybe it's an American knockoff of the Russian knockoff of that Iranian drone. #Shahed #Geranium #Lucas