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Iran Builds Chinese Drone Networks, Raising Fears of US Homeland Attacks
Iran's Decentralized Drone Capabilities
Defense expert Cameron Chell of Draganfly has warned that Iran is developing a decentralized drone warfare capability in apartment building basements, powered by inexpensive technology sourced from China. This emerging system, centered on First-Person-View (FPV) drones, could pose a threat not only across the Middle East but potentially to the U.S. homeland itself, Chell stated. He explained that FPV drones are incredibly effective, difficult to defend against, and can be operated without central command, allowing the Iranian army, militia groups, or Iranian patriots to procure or create their own FPVs for offensive use.
Potential for US Homeland Attacks and Iraq Incidents
Chell estimates that Iran could be producing over 100,000 FPVs per month and suggests that Iranian militias or sleeper cells already present in the U.S. could build this equipment. This warning comes amidst increasing FPV drone use in Iraq. At Baghdad International Airport, Iranian-backed militias operating under the "Iraqi Islamic Resistance" have launched multiple FPV drone attacks. Footage from March 2026 allegedly shows an FPV drone striking a U.S. UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter and another hitting a U.S. AN/MPQ-64 Sentinel radar unit at the same base. Chell noted that Iran's strategy mirrors the decentralized drone manufacturing seen in Ukraine.
*Source: Fox News World (2026-03-31)*
