The United States has launched its new attack drone, the MQM-172 "Arrow," designed for large-scale long-range operations. After the full appearance was revealed, it made the outside world laugh, because the U.S. "Arrow" is not just similar to Iran's Shahed 136 drone, but is practically identical. Figure 1 and Figure 2 are the newly released MQM-172 "Arrow" drones by the U.S., and Figure 3 is Iran's Shahed 136 drone.
In recent years, the U.S. has shown less creativity in weapon development and more copying. The U.S. Navy's next-generation destroyer DDG (X) copied China's 055, and now the "Arrow" drone completely copies the Iranian Shahed 136.
Now it's very interesting. Previously, Iran's Shahed 136 was ridiculed by the West. When the Russian military introduced the finished product and mass-produced the technology, the West thought that Russia was in a difficult situation, and even took notice of Iran's drones. However, soon Ukraine was bombed badly by the Russian-made geranium drones. Now, the U.S. has completely copied the Iranian Shahed 136 and developed the MQM-172 "Arrow," so the West no longer mocks Iran's Shahed 136.
Now, the Shahed 136 is quite proud, as it has been imitated by two major military powers, the U.S. and Russia. In addition, some Chinese defense enterprises also exhibited a drone similar to the Shahed 136 at the China Air Show last year.
It can be said that Iran's Shahed 136 has become a benchmark for long-range attack drones. In this regard, a saying really applies: mocking Iran, understanding Iran, becoming Iran.
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