U.S. Deploys Reverse-Engineered “Shahed-Style” Drone Squadron to Middle East Under New Task Force

by Emmitt Barry, with reporting from Washington D.C. Bureau Staff(Worthy News) -A newly deployed U.S. drone squadron operating somewhere in the Middle East is based on a reverse-engineered copy of Iran’s Shahed-136 attack drone, according to a Wall Street Journal exclusive–an unusual move that underscores Washington’s accelerating push to field cheaper strike systems against Iranian-style threats.U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed Wednesday that the drones–designate