An apparent Iranian drone attack that killed six American service members in the Middle East further illustrates the military’s desperate need for expanded and up-to-date counter-drone technology.

The six service members were in a tactical operations center at the Shuaiba port in Kuwait — one of several Gulf countries that have been attacked by Iran since the United States and Israel launched strikes against the regime in Tehran less than a week ago — when an Iranian drone got through the American air defense systems.