Why the U.S. Military Is Copying Iran's Shahed-136 Drone | Iran - US / Israel

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The math that the Pentagon quietly ran — and it changed how the U.S. thinks about air power. A drone that costs $20,000 just forced a defense system to fire a $4 million interceptor missile. And that's not a failure. That's the strategy. In this video, we break down the engineering behind Iran's Shahed-136 — the compact delta-wing kamikaze drone that has appeared over Ukraine, Bahrain, Dubai, and the Middle East — and explain why the U.S. military is now building its own version called the LUCAS drone. What you'll learn: → The exact design choices that give Shahed-136 a 1,500–2,000 km range at near-zero radar cross-section → How a two-stroke engine and commercial GPS make it nearly impossible to jam → The economic attrition math — why intercepting a drone is still a win for the attacker → Why America's LUCAS drone program is a direct engineering response to Iran's playbook → What this means for the future of air defense globally Science Simplified 4 All explores complex science and geopolitics — making the difficult understandable. 🔔 Subscribe for weekly breakdowns #Shahed136 #DroneWarfare #IranDrone #MilitaryTechnology #LUCASDrone #KamikazeDrone #AirDefense #ModernWarfare #USMilitary #DefenseTechnology #IranWar #GeopoliticsExplained You are welcome to my science channel Science Simplified 4 All. My name is Anoop. I am a science enthusiast. My science talk videos are an attempt to simplify complicated science topics so that everyone can understand. My videos will include topics like Physics, Astrophysics, Astronomy, Blackholes, Special Theory of relativity, General Theory of relativity, Spacetime, stars, quantum mechanics, science experiments, science projects, biology, aliens, science facts, science documentry etc. I will try to explain science in simple ways without too much equations, formulas and graphs. Some of my videos may be useful for the science students, science class, science master, and competitive exam students like UPSC etc.
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