American Base in Jordan Where Drone Killed 3 U.S. Troops Dogged by Inadequate Air Defenses

Three U.S. troops were killed by a one -way attack drone attack on a Jordanian base in Jordan last month .

The attack followed a spate of drone attacks in neighboring Syria and Iraq in recent weeks .

Despite a well-funded Pentagon ’s investment in counter-drone technology, the military failed to stop the Tower 22 drone attack.

The Pentagon could only tell The Intercept that Tower 22 possessed some kind of C-UAS, or Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems .

When pressed on what specific capabilities the base had on the day of the attack, they declined to comment.

The drone attack at Tower 22 was the first instance of U.S. troops being killed by enemy forces since Hamas ’s attack on Israel on October 7 .