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 drones has been deployed in large numbers by Russia against Ukraine – sometimes numbering 140 sorties per day. The Shahed-136 , specifically, is a propeller-powered delta wing aircraft weighing in around 200 kilograms, with a payload of 50 kilograms. It usually functions as a simple one-way attack UAV, destroying itself when striking its target. There are suggestions that a variant with a loiter capability are available, but this has not b

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