06.03.2026 12:12
As the US-Israel and Iran war continues into its 7th day, CENTCOM Commander Admiral Brad Cooper announced that they have seized and examined Iran's kamikaze drone design and have begun producing the same system, which is now being used against Iran.
As the war between the US-Israel and Iran, which began on February 28, enters its seventh day, mutual attacks between the parties continue with full intensity. While the US and Israel announced that they have neutralized a large part of Iran's air defense systems, Iran continues to strike US bases, Israel, and some targets in the Gulf with retaliatory attacks.
It is estimated that each day of the intensified conflict costs the US military approximately 1 billion dollars, while Iran's biggest advantage on the battlefield is noted to be low-cost unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). It is particularly striking that Iran can conduct attacks at a lower cost by using kamikaze drones.
STRIKING STATEMENT FROM THE US COMMANDER
US Central Command (CENTCOM) Admiral Brad Cooper made a striking statement regarding the course of the war. Cooper announced that they have captured the kamikaze UAV design, which is seen as one of Iran's most effective weapons.
"WE COMPLETELY ANALYZED THEIR INTERNAL STRUCTURES"
The US commander stated that the captured UAVs were examined in detail and their internal structures were completely analyzed, expressing that these designs are now also being produced by the US. Cooper said, "We dismantled the UAVs and examined them, we completely solved their designs. We put American labels on them and redeployed them to the front."
UAVS NOW TARGET IRAN
According to the US official, the Washington administration has now begun to conduct attacks on Iranian targets using the kamikaze drone concept developed by Iran.
Defense experts state that this development has completely changed the technological dimension of the war and that low-cost unmanned systems have become increasingly critical in modern warfare. The fact that the kamikaze UAV concept, which Iran has been using for a long time, is now also being deployed by the US has led to comments that a new era has begun in the conflict.