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Research edition · 02 Nov 2026

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LUCAS

A US low-cost one-way attack drone built by SpektreWorks and reported as modelled on Iran’s Shahed-136. US Central Command fielded it with Task Force Scorpion Strike from December 2025, and Defense Daily reports CENTCOM confirmed its first combat use in strikes on Iran on 28 February 2026. Published dimensions and performance belong to the company’s FLM 136 target-drone variant; whether they match the deployed LUCAS is unclear.[1][2]

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2.5 m3 mTop view

Body length[1] · Wingspan[1]

3 m · Side view · schematic
Top-view bounding dimensions share one metre scale. Internal contours and side profiles are schematic; height is not inferred. Ranges show their largest outline and retain their labels.

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Intervals preserve the published bounds; they are not statistical confidence intervals. A blank lower or upper bound stays open. Values belong to the named configuration, not every aircraft.

Published flight range

648.2 km[1]FLM 136 (SpektreWorks target-drone variant) · via The Aviationist 2025 · 350 nmi × 1.852 · 2025
Manufacturer claim

Body length

3 m[1]FLM 136 (SpektreWorks target-drone variant) · via The Aviationist 2025 · 2025
Manufacturer claim

Wingspan

2.5 m[1]FLM 136 (SpektreWorks target-drone variant) · via The Aviationist 2025 · 2025
Manufacturer claim≈ 2.44 m[2]LUCAS · Defense News 2025, “about 8 feet” × 0.3048 · 2025
Approximate / analyst compilation

Endurance

6 h[1]FLM 136 (SpektreWorks target-drone variant) · via The Aviationist 2025 · 2025
Manufacturer claim

Same-class research profiles · published range, km · open bounds remain open

Family & configurations

SpektreWorks LUCAS

What does it cost?

Published USD figures use different price bases and years. Airframes, export packages and support are not equivalent. These are not current offers or verified production costs.

$35k · 2025[1]

CENTCOM image captions, as reported by The Aviationist: about $35,000 per platform. A caption figure, not a contract price or full programme cost.

Source notebook

  1. The Aviationist · U.S. Establishes Task Force to Employ One-Way-Attack Drones in Middle East

    03 Dec 2025 · Source consulted: 02 Nov 2026 · Firsthand reporting

  2. Defense News · CENTCOM launches new ‘suicide drone’ attack force in Middle East

    04 Dec 2025 · Source consulted: 02 Nov 2026 · Firsthand reporting

  3. Defense Daily · U.S. Confirms First Combat Use Of Low-Cost, One-Way Attack Drones In Iran Strikes

    28 Feb 2026 · Source consulted: 02 Nov 2026 · Firsthand reporting

  4. CNBC-TV18 · Iran says it shot down US LUCAS drone over Bandar Abbas

    25 Oct 2026 · Source consulted: 02 Nov 2026 · Firsthand reporting

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