A LUCAS attack drone, an American version of Iran's Shahed drone, crashed during testing on September 19, 2026, and was recovered by a fishing charter off Florida near Eglin Air Force Base two days later. The drone had been used in combat operations against Iran.
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The Air Force confirmed the LUCAS drone went down during testing two days before a charter crew found it floating off Florida. The post Fishing charter catches Air Force attack drone off Florida coast appeared first on Task & Purpose .
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A Florida fishing charter unexpectedly recovered a suspected US military drone floating off the coast near Eglin Air Force Base. The aircraft appeared to be an American clone of Iran’s Shahed-136. The Air Force confirmed a test article had gone down during testing, while the anglers later said officials collected the drone.