CENTCOM launches new multiuse defense drones

Published August 13, 2026 2:32pm ET | Updated August 13, 2026 2:32pm ET



U.S. Central Command unveiled new multiuse defense drones on Thursday as part of the “Falcon Strike” task force.

CENTCOM describes the drone unit as the “first-ever multi-domain, multinational attack drone task force,” which the defense force said will involve one-way attack drones operating “from above, on, and below the sea.”

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