Replication of Shahed-136 by US shows Iran’s drone superiority: Official
The spokesman for the Iranian Armed Forces says the replication of Shahed-136 loitering munition attack drone by the United States validates the growing global recognition of the Islamic Republic’s superiority in the development of unmanned aerial vehicles.
Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of a visit to the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force Museum in Tehran on Tuesday, Brigadier General Abolfazl Shekarchi stated that the decision by countries that portray themselves as frontrunners in military technology, particularly the United States, to reverse-engineer the Iranian kamikaze drone reflects the scale of the country’s technological advances.
“There is no greater source of pride and honor than seeing the self-proclaimed technological superpowers kneel before the Iranian drone and clone it,” Shekarchi said.
He described the measure as an attempt by enemies to fill their strategic vacuum in the military sphere, hailing the IRGC Aerospace Force as a prominent player in the global defense landscape that can counter long-standing systems of domination.
The Wall Street Journal reported last week that the US military was deploying a kamikaze drone to West Asia that was copied and reverse-engineered from the Iranian Shahed-136.
US Central Command (CENTCOM) recently announced the creation of the Scorpion Strike Task Force (TFSS). TFSS is a squadron of Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack Systems, LUCAS, one-way attack drones.
The compact fuselage and low radar cross-section of the Shahed-136 drone make early detection and interception difficult, especially when deployed in large swarm attacks.
Low production cost and ease of launch have made the Iranian-designed aircraft an effective tool for disabling and disrupting enemy air defense networks.
The drone is often used alongside other offensive systems and serves as a first-wave platform to weaken air defenses before ballistic missile strikes or precision-guided munitions are launched.
Elsewhere in his remarks on Tuesday, Shekarchi said Iran has emerged stronger in strategic arenas following the 12-day war imposed by the Israeli regime and the US in June.
Commenting on the major counter-terrorism drill involving various military units from member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in the northwestern province of East Azarbaijan, Shekarchi said Iran shared its field experience with the Shanghai bloc during the five-day Sahand-2025 war game.
The synergy among the Shanghai Cooperation Organization member states constituted “an independent and strong power against the Western hegemonic system,” he said.
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