U.S. Military Seeks Purchase of Fully Operational Shahed-136 Copies

An RFI was released by the U.S. Government describing the requirement for 1:1 reverse-engineered copies of Iran’s Shahed-136 attack drone, also used by Russia, to be used to inform counter UAS tactics and technologies. Stars and Stripes reported on the request for information (RFI) on Aug. 20, 2025, noting that the mass-produced Shahed family of […]