US uses ‘low-cost one-way attack drones’ for first time in combat during Iran strikes

Published February 28, 2026 3:24pm ET



The U.S. military used cheap attack drones in its opening operations for the first time in combat against Iran, Central Command confirmed on Saturday afternoon.

The joint U.S.-Israeli military strikes, called Operation Epic Fury, on Iran early Saturday morning, were the beginning of a broad military campaign seemingly designed to topple the regime that has been in power in Tehran since the 1979 revolution.

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