Counter-drone defense in the spotlight after deaths of US troops

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.