Beskrestnov warned that interceptor drones may "turn out to be useless" in the next phase, calling for new research into countering faster Shaheds.

Share The U.S. military used a laser Thursday to shoot down a “seemingly threatening” drone flying near the U.S.-Mexico border. It turned out the drone belonged to Customs and Border Protection, lawmakers said.

The Pentagon and Middle Eastern countries say that most of the drones have been intercepted. But some have slipped through and caused damage.

A drone hit a US military base near Baghdad on Wednesday, Iraqi media reported, citing security sources. No damage was reported in the attack, which comes amid a regional escalation following the

Sheshnaag-150 is a strike drone just like Shahed, while Ghatak is an Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) which can drop/fire weapons and return to the base.

The Pentagon, CBP and the FAA said in a statement that the military mitigated "a seemingly threatening unmanned aerial system operating within military airspace."

The US-Israel war on Iran is rapidly widening, with missile exchanges, naval strikes and regional spillover pushing