America’s military has an Iranian drone problem
The Hill
by Ellen MitchellMarch 7, 2026
The U.S. military and its allies across the Middle East are struggling to combat Iran’s swarms of cheap attack drones as the war enters its second week. Pentagon officials this past week reportedly conceded in closed-door briefings with lawmakers that waves of Iranian-launched drones are punching through air defenses, leaving American troops and bases in…
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Originally published on The Hill on 3/7/2026