This is not the first such incident involving Russian military aircraft. A Russian fighter jet forced down an American MQ-9 Reaper drone over the Black Sea on March 14, 2023. In December, two Dutch ...

The Houthis have reportedly downed another U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone, highlighting their growing air defense threat. We’re revisiting the incident and its implications for American ISR operations. The ...

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The Reaper Is More and More Vulnerable The MQ-9 Reaper has increasingly fallen behind newer drone variants, however—and grown more susceptible to anti-air efforts from the ground.

Threats to medium-altitude drones like the MQ-9 Reaper are growing. These types of drones are suffering mounting losses in wars from Ukraine to Yemen. These persistent and armed eyes in the sky ...

The MQ-9 Reaper Drone The MQ-9 drone is reportedly a multi-million dollar surveillance aircraft, with Forbes reporting the value of said drone standing at around $30 million.

According to the Congressional Research Service, MQ-9 Reaper drones cost approximately $30 million each. Fox News reports that this is the third such drone the rebels have shot down since March 3 ...

An MQ-9 Reaper assigned to the 556th Test and Evaluation Squadron, a tenant unit of the 432nd Wing, sits on the flightline armed with two GBU-39s at Creech Air Force Base, Nevada, Mar. 12, 2025.

A General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper drone recently landed at the Springfield-Beckley Air National Guard Base for training and an exercise called “Advanced Wrath.” Trainees are hoping to get the ...

The Reaper's wingspan is 66 feet, its length is 36 feet, and it stands 12.5 feet in height. The Reaper carries 602 gallons (4,000 lbs.) of fuel and has a maximum takeoff weight of 10,500 lbs.

All News Media report that Houthis downed American MQ-9 Reaper UAV in the north of Yemen Politics05 August 2024, 14:101240 ...

The US Marine Corps has equipped its MQ-9 Reaper drones with a new electronic warfare pod. The pod "can mimic things that are sent to it," Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith said. The ...