U.S. Assessing Base Defenses Following Fatal Jordan Attack

The Raytheon Coyote counter-UAS system.

Credit: Raytheon
U.S. bases in the Middle East are reassessing their air defense systems following a fatal attack on an outpost in Jordan by a one-way uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) that was able to make it through defenses. On Jan. 28, a one-way UAS struck an American base in Jordan on the border with Syria...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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