Saraakiisha United States Central Command (CENTCOM) ayaa xaqiijiyay in duqeymo cirka ah oo Sabtidii lagu qaaday Iran ay ku jireen isticmaalka ugu horreeya ee dagaal ee diyaaradda cusub ee is-maamula ee milatariga Maraykanka.
Diyaaradda loo yaqaan Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) ayaa la adeegsaday iyadoo qayb ka ah howlgalka “Operation Epic Fury,” kaas oo lagu bartilmaameedsaday xarumaha taliska iyo kantaroolka ee Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, awoodaha difaaca hawada ee Iran, goobaha laga rido gantaallada iyo diyaaradaha aan duuliyaha lahayn, iyo saldhigyada ciidanka cirka, sida ay shaaciyeen masuuliyiinta CENTCOM.
“Madaxweynaha ayaa amray tallaabo geesinimo leh, askarteennuna ciidanka badda, cirka, Marines, Guardians, iyo Coast Guard ,way ka jawaabayaan baaqa,” ayuu yiri Admiral Brad Cooper, taliyaha CENTCOM.
Madasha LUCAS waa diyaarad weerar hal-mar-ah (kamikaze) ah oo dib looga naqshadeeyay (reverse-engineered) diyaaradda Iran ee Shahed-136.
Waxaa dhistay shirkadda SpektreWorks oo fadhigeedu yahay Arizona. Diyaaraddan waxaa laga ridi karaa qalab tuuraya (catapult), qaadid gantaal ku kaabaya (rocket-assisted takeoff), ama nidaamyo dhulka ku socda. Waxay ka farcantay nooca shirkaddu u samaysay tababarka ka hortagga diyaaradaha (counter-drone) ee FLM 136, kaas oo lagu daydo nooca Shahed ee Iran.
Nooca FLM 136 wuxuu gaari karaa masaafo ku dhow 500 mayl, wuxuuna qaadi karaa ilaa 40 rodol oo culays ah, taas oo qiyaastii laba jibbaar ka badan awoodda qarax ee gantaalka Hellfire, sida uu sheegay Alex Hollings oo ka tirsan Sandboxx News’ FirePower.
Miisaanka ugu badan marka ay kacayso waa 180 rodol, taas oo ka dhigaysa FLM 136 mid si weyn uga fudud Shahed-ka Iran. Sidoo kale, labadan madal waxay aad uga jaban yihiin, uguna sahlan yihiin in tiro badan la soo saaro, marka loo eego hubka casriga ah ee kale ee ku jira keydka Maraykanka, iyadoo qiimaha halkii unug uu ku dhow yahay $35,000.
Diyaarad LUCAS ah ayaa markii ugu horreysay si guul leh looga riday markab bishii Diseembar, iyadoo tababar lagu qabtay Gacanka Carabta oo ay fuliyeen shaqaale saarnaa markabka dagaalka xeebaha ee USS Santa Barbara, sida ay horey u shaacisay Wasaaradda Difaaca.
Ciidamadaas waxay ka tirsan yihiin cutub cusub oo la yiraahdo Task Force Scorpion Strike, oo ah cutubkii ugu horreeyay ee noociisa ah ee adeegsada diyaaradaha weerarka hal-mar-ah, kana amar qaata United States Special Operations Command Central.
“Cutubkan cusub wuxuu abuuraa duruufaha lagu adeegsado hal-abuurka si looga hortago cadowga,” ayuu Cooper ku sheegay war uu soo saaray Diseembar. “In si dhaqso leh loo qalabeeyo dagaalyahannadeenna xirfadda leh iyadoo la siinayo awoodaha ugu dambeeya ee diyaaradaha aan duuliyaha lahayn waxay muujinaysaa hal-abuurka iyo awoodda milatariga Maraykanka, taas oo cabsi gelinaysa kuwa falalka xun wada.”
Aasaaska cutubkan Diseembar wuxuu daba socday amar hore oo uu bixiyay Xoghayaha Difaaca Pete Hegseth oo cinwaankiisu ahaa “Unleashing U.S. Military Drone Dominance,” kaas oo lagu dardargelinayo soo iibsiga iyo howlgelinta nidaamyada is-maamula ee jaban ee dhammaan adeegyada milatariga.
“Si loo matalo goobta dagaalka casriga ah, saraakiisha sare waa inay ka gudbaan cabsi-qaadashada nidaamka maamul ee ku saabsan miisaaniyad, hubeyn, iyo tababar,” ayuu Hegseth ku qoray qoraal bishii Luulyo. “Sannadka soo socda waxaan filayaa in awooddan lagu daro dhammaan tababarrada dagaal ee khuseeya, oo ay ku jiraan dagaallo drone-ka oo is-horfadhi ah.”
Hawlaha Ciidanka Badda ee Maraykanka ee hoos taga CENTCOM waxay daboolaan ku dhowaad 2.5 milyan oo mayl oo bad ah, waxaana ku jira Gacanka Carabta, Gacanka Cumaan, Badda Cas, iyo qaybo ka mid ah Badweynta Hindiya.