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Nevin Al Sukari - Sana'a - In this screen grab obtained on February 28, 2026 from video released by the US Central Command on their X account @CENTCOM shows an Iranian facility during strikes carried out by US and Israel against Iran earlier in the day. The United States and Israel launched a wave of strikes against targets in Iran on Saturday, sparking swift retaliation by the Islamic republic which responded with missile attacks across the region. — US Central Command (CENTCOM) handout/AFP pic
WASHINGTON, March 1 — The United States unleashed an array of weaponry against Iranian targets on Saturday, including Tomahawk cruise missiles, stealth fighters, and for the first time in combat, low-cost one-way attack drones modelled after Iranian designs.
US Central Command released photographs showing Tomahawk missiles, F-18 and F-35 fighter jets alongside details of the strikes on Iran as part of Operation Epic Fury.
In this screen grab obtained on February 28, 2026 from video released by the US Central Command on their X account @CENTCOM shows smoke rising from an Iranian facility after it was destroyed by strikes carried out by US and Israel against Iran earlier in the day. — US Central Command (CENTCOM) handout/AFP pic
Drones
The US military said it used suicide drones that appear identical, based on photos released by the Pentagon, to the new LUCAS (Low-Cost Unmanned Combat Attack System) manufactured by Phoenix, Arizona-based Spektreworks. The company did not respond to requests for comment.
In a first, Centcom used one-way attack drones modelled after Iran’s Shahed drones, the Pentagon said.
Kamikaze drones are inexpensive and are meant to be produced by several manufacturers, the Pentagon has said.
The price of the LUCAS is around US$35,000 (RM136,195) each. Drones have become an increasingly important part of warfare as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has pushed US and other countries towards a new strategy known as “affordable mass” — having plenty of relatively cheap weapons at the ready.
A screengrab from a video released by U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) shows a missile being fired from an unknown location, released February 28, 2026, in this still image obtained from social media. — US Central Command (CENTCOM)/X handout pic via Reuters
Tomahawks
The Tomahawk Land Attack Missile is a long-range cruise missile typically launched from sea to attack targets in deep-strike missions. The precision-guided Tomahawk cruise missile can strike targets from 1,000 miles (1,600km) away, even in heavily defended airspace. The missile measures 20 feet (6.1 metres) long with an 8.5-foot wingspan and weighs about 3,330 pounds (1,510kg).
RTX’s Raytheon unit makes the Tomahawk missile — which are not nuclear-armed — which can be launched from land or sea. According to Pentagon budget data, the US plans to buy 57 such missiles in 2026. They have an average cost of US$1.3 million each. There is also an ongoing effort to spend millions to modify and upgrade the weapons including the guidance systems.
A recent agreement between Raytheon and the Pentagon aims to increase production of Tomahawk cruise missiles eventually to 1,000 units annually.
US and allied militaries have flight tested the GPS-enabled Tomahawk and used it in an operational environment including when the US and UK Navies launched Tomahawk missiles at Houthi rebel sites in Yemen.
In this handout photograph released by the US Navy, an F/A-18F Super Hornet, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 41, prepares to make an arrested landing on the flight deck of Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) in the Arabian Sea on February 15, 2026. — Daniel Kimmelman/US Navy handout/AFP pic
Fighter jets
US Central Command released photographs and video footage showing F/A-18 and F-35 fighter jets being used in the strikes on Iran.
The F-35 is a fifth-generation stealth fighter capable of evading radar detection and carrying precision-guided munitions. The United States has deployed F-35s extensively across the Middle East. The F-18, made by Boeing, is a multi-role fighter that can conduct both air-to-air and air-to-ground missions, carrying a variety of bombs and missiles.
The F-35s can carry a wide array of missiles such as those which can seek out and destroy radar installations to blind the enemy. The jets are also in use by the Israeli Air Force. — Reuters
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