Despite Deadly Attack, US Military Still Grappling with How to Handle Enemy Drones

Published on February 14, 2024

Funerals began Tuesday for the three U.S. service members who were killed -- among scores of others injured -- last month following a drone attack in Jordan. But two weeks after the attack on the remote base, the Pentagon has not outlined any new moves to bolster defenses against the drone threat in the region.

Defense officials and experts have spent the last decade warning against the oncoming threats of drones in future warfare, even as the U.S. has enjoyed virtually unchallenged air superiority since the Korean War. Those warnings became stark reality when the drone launched by Iran-backed militants struck trailers where troops slept on Jan. 28.

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