Chelsea Ong
Iran's Shahed drones are playing a major role in its war against the United States and Israel. Tehran unleashed hundreds of missiles and drones across the Middle East following US and Israel strikes on Saturday (Feb 28), underscoring just how central these systems have become to its military playbook.
Some of these drones flew as far as the British Royal Air Force base in Akrotiri, Cyprus, striking the runway - a sign of their extended reach. Already widely used by Russia in the war in Ukraine, Shahed drones are now back in focus amid escalating tensions in the Middle East. In a notable shift, the US has also begun fielding low-cost one-way attack drones modelled after Iranian designs.
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