Video link-> https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/2027629660373184512/vid/avc1/1280x692/zuo2E5i9QORH5h1Z.mp4
Source -> https://xcancel.com/RapidReport2025/status/2027629748394873333#m
Confirmed Israel attacked Iran
💠Israeli Defense Minister, Israel Katz, announced that the Israeli government has carried out a preemptive strike against Iran “to eliminate threats against the State of Israel.”
Katz declared a special state of emergency across the country and warned that missile and drone attacks against Israel and its civilian population are expected soon.
Instructions from the Home Front Command must be followed, and people should remain in protected locations.
sepahnews.ir (http://sepahnews.ir/) | Sepah News
It’s a very, very tentative number but gives a ballpark reference https://defencesecurityasia.com/en/iran-shahed-136-80000-drones-mass-uav-warfare/
They also sell them abroad so it makes sense they can produce a bunch. It’s basically mostly civilian tech designed to be as cheap as possible, like the optics are pretty basic and the motor makes this distinct sound because it’s a simple four-cylinder, two-stroke piston engine (in comparison the average 90s car used a four-stroke, four or six-cylinder engine)
PS: The US’s answer to the Shahed, their LUCAS (which is just copied from the shahed), costs the army 35k$ a piece lol