{"id":18014,"date":"2026-01-07T07:53:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T10:53:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fie.undef.edu.ar\/ceptm\/?p=18014"},"modified":"2026-01-07T07:53:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T10:53:15","slug":"empleo-de-drones-kamikaze-en-la-operacion-absolute-resolve-sobre-venezuela","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fie.undef.edu.ar\/ceptm\/?p=18014","title":{"rendered":"Empleo de drones kamikaze en la operaci\u00f3n &#8220;Absolute Resolve&#8221; sobre Venezuela"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>M\u00faltiples videos que circularon en redes sociales, muestran el inconfundible sonido que realizan los drones kamikaze del tipo \u201cShahed\u201d en su trayectoria de ataque hacia los objetivos, durante la ejecuci\u00f3n de la operaci\u00f3n \u201cAbsolute Resolve\u201d llevada a cabo por EEUU en Venezuela. Algunas unidades, especialmente las FFEE intervinientes, est\u00e1n equipadas con diversas versiones del \u201cLow-Cost Uncrewed Combat Attack System\u201d (LUCAS), un dise\u00f1o que parece ser resultado de la ingenier\u00eda inversa del sistema Iran\u00ed \u201cShahed 136\u201d. Adem\u00e1s, LUCAS puede operar colaborativamente en enjambres de varios UAS, los que habr\u00edan participado decisivamente en la neutralizaci\u00f3n inicial de los sistemas de Def Ae venezolanos en el \u00e1rea objetivo. Se estima asimismo que habr\u00edan participado Loitering Munition del tipo \u201cSwichblade\u201d en la operaci\u00f3n.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p class=\"pw-incontent-excluded article-paragraph skip\">Multiple video clips offer strong evidence that kamikaze drones were among the capabilities the U.S. military brought to bear\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twz.com\/news-features\/explosions-ring-out-across-caracas-as-u-s-special-ops-helicopters-fly-over-city\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">during the operation<\/a>\u00a0to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twz.com\/news-features\/venezuelas-maduro-flown-to-uss-iwo-jima-amphibious-assault-ship-after-capture\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">capture Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro<\/a>\u00a0over the weekend. This may have been the first real-world use of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twz.com\/air\/u-s-deploys-shahed-136-clones-to-middle-east-as-a-warning-to-iran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">a new slate of U.S. long-range one-way attack drones<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twz.com\/air\/navy-special-ops-speedboats-getting-retractable-multiple-drone-launch-systems\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">loitering munitions<\/a>. After years of being\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twz.com\/air\/u-s-needs-to-be-building-tens-of-thousands-of-shahed-136-clones-right-now\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">outpaced by lower-end drone developments<\/a>\u00a0overseas, there is now a significant new push across America\u2019s armed forces, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twz.com\/air\/u-s-deploys-shahed-136-clones-to-middle-east-as-a-warning-to-iran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the special operations community in particular<\/a>, to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twz.com\/air\/pentagon-just-made-a-massive-long-overdue-shift-to-arm-its-troops-with-thousands-of-drones\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">dramatically step up the acquisition and fielding<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twz.com\/air\/army-sets-out-to-buy-a-million-drones-by-2028\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">various tiers of uncrewed one-way strike aircraft<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph skip\">Bystanders on the ground in Venezuela captured various videos of the U.S. assault on Saturday, which was officially dubbed Operation Absolute Resolve. In multiple clips, as seen in the social media post below, distinctly terrorizing high-pitched buzzing can be clearly heard, which are then followed immediately by explosions and\/or other visual or auditory signs of munitions impacting the ground, all consistent with the use of one-way attack drones.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter embed-loaded\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet-container\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-1\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" 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The distinctive acoustic signature, in particular, has been consistently present in footage of attacks involving these kinds of uncrewed aerial systems\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twz.com\/news-features\/israels-most-advanced-warship-nearly-struck-by-long-range-attack-drone\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">that have emerged<\/a>\u00a0from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twz.com\/russia-has-begun-using-iranian-kamikaze-drones-on-ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">multiple conflict zones globally<\/a>\u00a0in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twz.com\/40265\/the-sound-of-this-nighttime-suicide-drone-strike-is-absolutely-terrifying\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the past five years or so<\/a>. Ukrainian forces have even established a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twz.com\/land\/thousands-of-networked-microphones-are-tracking-drones-in-ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">network of acoustic sensors to help spot<\/a>\u00a0incoming Russian drone attacks across their country to capitalize on this acoustic signature.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter embed-loaded\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet-container\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-3\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" 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At that time,<em>\u00a0TWZ<\/em>\u00a0highlighted the knock-on psychological effect this would have. Direct comparisons have also been drawn to the iconic sound of World War II-era dive bombers,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twz.com\/32966\/cia-tracked-down-a-nazi-scoured-museums-to-build-an-aircraft-siren-to-scare-the-hell-out-of-people\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">and Nazi Ju-87 Stukas, in particular<\/a>, swooping down onto their targets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph skip\">As mentioned, the U.S. military finally launched a new, concerted effort to expand the use of various types of one-way attack drones last year. The special operations community, which was front and center in this weekend\u2019s operation in Venezuela, has\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twz.com\/air\/u-s-deploys-shahed-136-clones-to-middle-east-as-a-warning-to-iran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">been heavily involved in executing this initiative<\/a>\u00a0and has already been at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twz.com\/21813\/u-s-special-operators-eye-adding-suicide-drones-to-their-stealthy-speedboats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the forefront of fielding other kinds of kamikaze drones<\/a>\u00a0within America\u2019s armed forces for years now.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph skip\">Just last October, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) disclosed the first known operational fielding of long-range one-way attack drones by a task force in the Middle East led by special operations forces. That unit, officially named Task Force Scorpion Strike (TFSS), is equipped with multiple\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twz.com\/air\/american-shahed-136-clones-sent-to-middle-east-have-satellite-datalinks-swarming-capabilities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">versions of the Low-Cost Uncrewed Combat Attack System<\/a>\u00a0(LUCAS), a design notably reverse-engineered from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twz.com\/news-features\/what-does-a-shahed-136-really-cost\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Iranian-designed Shahed-136<\/a>. However, LUCAS drones can operate collaboratively in a fully networked swarm and beyond-line-of-sight links that enable them to attack targets, including ones that might suddenly pop up, in real time and far from their operators. This makes them far more capable than Iran\u2019s original design, as well as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twz.com\/news-features\/russia-is-using-modified-shahed-136s-to-strike-dynamic-targets-near-the-front-lines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">variants and derivatives that Russia<\/a>\u00a0is now actively using against Ukraine.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18016\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18016\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18016\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fie.undef.edu.ar\/ceptm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/lucas-drones-tfss.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fie.undef.edu.ar\/ceptm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/lucas-drones-tfss.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.fie.undef.edu.ar\/ceptm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/lucas-drones-tfss-300x168.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.fie.undef.edu.ar\/ceptm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/lucas-drones-tfss-768x431.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18016\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">CENTCOM<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph skip\">In December, TFSS, together with the U.S. Navy, also demonstrated the ability to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twz.com\/air\/american-shahed-136-clone-fired-from-navy-littoral-combat-ship\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">launch LUCAS drones from ships<\/a>. Other elements of the U.S. military\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twz.com\/air\/american-made-shahed-136-kamikaze-drone-clones-being-tested-by-marines\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">have at least been experimenting with LUCAS<\/a>, and those drones and\/or other similar designs may already be in wider service within America\u2019s armed forces.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter embed-loaded\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet-container\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-7\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=FranticGoat&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-7&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=2001639152698429755&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.twz.com%2Fair%2Fu-s-kamikaze-drones-look-to-have-been-used-in-strikes-on-venezuela&amp;sessionId=f1f1b6e9162150bc53f3172fb5b6f9b7d80958c8&amp;siteScreenName=thewarzonewire&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"2001639152698429755\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph skip\">The extent to which other relevant developments are ongoing in the classified realm is unknown, but this is certainly something that has been occurring in recent years. This includes\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twz.com\/air\/warheads-in-phoenix-ghost-kamikaze-drones-blast-straight-down-as-they-fly-overhead\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Phoenix Ghost kamikaze drones<\/a>\u00a0that emerged publicly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twz.com\/air\/secretive-phoenix-ghost-kamikaze-drones-rushed-to-ukraine-finally-come-out-of-the-shadows\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">after examples were delivered to Ukraine<\/a>, but which trace back to a classified project under\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/fedscoop.com\/new-phoenix-ghost-drone-was-big-safari-project\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Air Force\u2019s Big Safari special projects office<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-6487557\" src=\"https:\/\/www.twz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/aevex-disruptor.jpg?strip=all&amp;quality=85&amp;w=1024\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.twz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/aevex-disruptor.jpg?w=50&amp;h=28 50w, https:\/\/www.twz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/aevex-disruptor.jpg?w=280&amp;h=157 280w, https:\/\/www.twz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/aevex-disruptor.jpg?w=289&amp;h=163 289w, https:\/\/www.twz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/aevex-disruptor.jpg?w=300&amp;h=169 300w, https:\/\/www.twz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/aevex-disruptor.jpg?w=308&amp;h=173 308w, https:\/\/www.twz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/aevex-disruptor.jpg?w=370&amp;h=208 370w, https:\/\/www.twz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/aevex-disruptor.jpg?w=384&amp;h=216 384w, https:\/\/www.twz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/aevex-disruptor.jpg?w=580&amp;h=326 580w, https:\/\/www.twz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/aevex-disruptor.jpg?w=660&amp;h=371 660w, https:\/\/www.twz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/aevex-disruptor.jpg?w=704&amp;h=396 704w, https:\/\/www.twz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/aevex-disruptor.jpg?w=711&amp;h=400 711w, https:\/\/www.twz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/aevex-disruptor.jpg?w=768&amp;h=432 768w, https:\/\/www.twz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/aevex-disruptor.jpg?w=1024&amp;h=576 1024w\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The AEVEX Disruptor kamikaze drone seen here is one of the designs now known to be part of the Phoenix Ghost family.\u00a0<em>Jamie Hunter<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph skip\">It is worth noting that the Shahed-136 was itself directly influenced by Israeli kamikaze drones like the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twz.com\/4760\/meet-israels-suicide-squad-of-self-sacrificing-drones\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Harop, which were originally designed<\/a>\u00a0with an explicit focus on targeting enemy air defenses. Iran has shown Shaheds being employed in this role in exercises, as seen in the video below, though the drones have now proven themselves in real-world attacks on a much wider\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twz.com\/land\/largest-russian-long-range-drone-onslaught-of-the-war-rains-down-on-ukraine\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">array of targets on land<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twz.com\/sea\/red-sea-turkey-shoot-allied-warships-down-dozens-of-drones-within-hours\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">at sea<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u0411\u0430\u0440\u0430\u0436\u0443\u044e\u0447\u0438\u0439 \u0456\u0440\u0430\u043d\u0441\u044c\u043a\u0438\u0439 \u0431\u043e\u0454\u043f\u0440\u0438\u043f\u0430\u0441 \u00abShahed 136\u00bb\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZugQ8k3HeYQ\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph skip\">In Venezuela this past weekend, U.S. forces could well have used long-range one-way attack drones, launched from ships off the coast or forward locations on land in the region, as part of the broader suppression and destruction of enemy air defenses (SEAD\/DEAD) mission, which we know was central to the operation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph skip\">\u201cAs the force began to approach Caracas, the Joint Air Component began dismantling and disabling the air defense systems in Venezuela, employing weapons to ensure the safe passage of the helicopters into the target area,\u201d Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Air Force Gen. Dan \u201cRazin\u201d Caine said during a press conference on Saturday. \u201cThe goal of our air component is, was, and always will be to protect the helicopters and the ground force and get them to the target and get them home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph skip\">Caine also said that \u201cnumerous remotely piloted drones\u201d were among the U.S. assets employed during Operation Absolute Resolve.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph skip\">Long-range kamikaze drones would have also offered a way to stimulate enemy air defenses, helping to expose their exact locations and provide emissions to hone in on, after which they could then be struck by other platforms or avoided entirely. The U.S. spent\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twz.com\/air\/rc-135-accompanied-by-fighters-off-venezuela-testing-enemy-air-defenses-u-s-official\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">months cataloging Venezuela\u2019s electronic order<\/a>\u00a0of battle from standoff distances, but\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twz.com\/air\/status-of-venezuelas-air-defense-capabilities\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">road mobile systems<\/a>\u00a0are something of a wild card. If they radiate, they could be rapidly geolocated and destroyed. Similar drones could have been employed purely as decoys or for stand-in (close proximity) jamming of key radars and communications systems, depending on their exact configuration.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph skip\">Strikes on other targets in Venezuela during the operation that were clearly intended to prevent or disrupt the country\u2019s security forces from responding effectively could also have involved the use of long-range kamikaze drones. Light armored vehicles and other assets on the ground\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twz.com\/news-features\/major-damage-seen-in-caracas-after-u-s-op-to-capture-maduro\">at the sprawling Fuerte Tiuna<\/a>\u00a0base in Caracas were destroyed in the course of the mission. This is reportedly where Maduro and his wife were captured. 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The U.S. military now commonly uses the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twz.com\/35726\/the-army-has-unveiled-its-plan-for-swarms-of-electronic-warfare-enabled-air-launched-drones\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">term \u201claunched effect\u201d<\/a>\u00a0to refer to these munitions, as well as other uncrewed aerial systems configured for other tasks, all of which are designed to be fired from aircraft,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twz.com\/land\/m1-abrams-tank-armed-with-switchblade-drones-tested-by-army\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">as well as ground<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twz.com\/air\/navy-special-ops-speedboats-getting-retractable-multiple-drone-launch-systems\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">maritime platforms<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph skip\">The U.S. Army\u2019s elite 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR), better known as\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twz.com\/night-stalker-helicopters-train-to-defend-strategic-alaskan-island\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the Night Stalkers<\/a>, elements of which were at the very core of the operation to capture Maduro, have at least been experimenting with employing launched effects from their MH-60 Black Hawk helicopters for years now, though this is not an operational capability, at least that we know of at present. This is a capability also planned for the Army\u2019s conventional Black Hawk fleet, but it would not be surprising for the Night Stalkers to receive it first. With launched effects, MH-60s, or other platforms the 160th operates, would have a new way to react to air defenses, either striking them if they pop up along the way or jamming them. They could also strike small mobile targets if need be.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph skip\"><strong><em>The video below, which the Army released in 2021, includes footage at around the 0:34 mark in the runtime of one of 160th SOAR\u2019s MH-60 Black Hawk helicopters carrying a tube for a \u2018launched effect\u2019 under its right stub wing.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The U.S. Army Futures Command's Future Vertical Lift Cross-Functional Team (FVL-CFT)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QSUSltIlrL4\" width=\"700\" height=\"394\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph skip\">At the Association of the U.S. Army\u2019s (AUSA) main annual conference last October, the current head of the 160th SOAR, Col. Stephen Smith, also\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twz.com\/air\/how-the-night-stalkers-are-planning-to-survive-in-future-high-end-fights\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">talked explicitly about<\/a>\u00a0the current and future use of uncrewed systems, including launched effects, to lead the way for crewed helicopters, especially in higher-threat environments.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph skip\">Other elements of SOCOM have been touting\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twz.com\/usaf-special-ops-buys-mq-9b-skyguardians-to-test-air-launched-drone-concepts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the expected importance of air<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twz.com\/air\/navy-special-ops-speedboats-getting-retractable-multiple-drone-launch-systems\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">surface-launched effects<\/a>\u00a0in future operations in recent years. These are capabilities\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twz.com\/air\/army-wants-to-test-air-launched-drones-from-a-global-express-business-jet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">that conventional forces<\/a>\u00a0across\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.twz.com\/air\/wolf-pack-of-modular-mini-cruise-missiles-unveiled-by-l3harris\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the U.S. military have been working<\/a>\u00a0to field, as well.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_18017\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-18017\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-18017\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fie.undef.edu.ar\/ceptm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/a2e-ov-1-graphic.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fie.undef.edu.ar\/ceptm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/a2e-ov-1-graphic.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.fie.undef.edu.ar\/ceptm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/a2e-ov-1-graphic-300x147.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fie.undef.edu.ar\/ceptm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/a2e-ov-1-graphic-768x377.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-18017\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A graphic giving a broad \u201coperational view\u201d (OV) of a concept Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) calls the Adaptive Airborne Enterprise (A2E), which has envisioned multiple types of drones and other capabilities able to operate across permissive, contested, and denied environments. Air and surface \u2018launched effects\u2019 are shown here. USAF<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph skip\">All this being said, the sounds and subsequent impacts heard and seen in the videos from Venezuela do seem to point more to the use of kamikaze drones that are larger than the ones that typically fall into the category of launched effects, especially air-launched types.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph skip\">Regardless, the video clips do offer clear evidence of a possible first-of-its-kind use of U.S. kamikaze drones during Operation Absolute Resolve, and more details about their employment may emerge as more becomes known about the mission overall.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fuente: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.twz.com\/air\/u-s-kamikaze-drones-look-to-have-been-used-in-strikes-on-venezuela?utm_campaign=dfn-ebb&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=sailthru\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>https:\/\/www.twz.com<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>M\u00faltiples videos que circularon en redes sociales, muestran el inconfundible sonido que realizan los drones kamikaze del tipo \u201cShahed\u201d en su trayectoria de ataque hacia&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":18016,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[18,2],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fie.undef.edu.ar\/ceptm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18014"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fie.undef.edu.ar\/ceptm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fie.undef.edu.ar\/ceptm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fie.undef.edu.ar\/ceptm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fie.undef.edu.ar\/ceptm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18014"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.fie.undef.edu.ar\/ceptm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18014\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":18018,"href":"https:\/\/www.fie.undef.edu.ar\/ceptm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18014\/revisions\/18018"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fie.undef.edu.ar\/ceptm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/18016"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fie.undef.edu.ar\/ceptm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fie.undef.edu.ar\/ceptm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fie.undef.edu.ar\/ceptm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}