写真はヘグセス国防長官。3月2日、ワシントンで撮影。REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz
[３日 ロイター] – 米国は低コストの自爆型ドローン（無人機）を国防総省が披露してからわずか８カ月後にイランでの戦闘で初めて投入し、成功させた。
SpektreWorks（アリゾナ州）製のドローン「低コスト無人戦闘攻撃システム （ＬＵＣＡＳ）」は２０２５年７月に披露されたばかり。
ＬＵＣＡＳの迅速な配備は、開発初期段階から実戦配備まで通常数年を要する従来の国防総省調達スケジュールからの脱却を示す。国防当局者はスケジュールの短縮について、ウクライナでのドローン戦争を観察して得た教訓を反映したものだと述べた。
米中央軍は、ＬＵＣＡＳがイラン製無人機「シャヘド」をモデルにしているとしている。
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