The average cost of a MQ-9 drone is about $30 million. The Reaper — which first began operating in 2007 — costs about $3,500 per flight hour, according to its maker, General Atomics. 3 ...

The Russian jet "dumped fuel upon and struck the propeller of the MQ-9, causing U.S. forces to have to bring the MQ-9 down in international waters," the Air Force said in a statement accompanying ...

Moreover, in March 2023, a Russian jet conducted an intercept of an MQ-9 over the Black Sea—similar to the intercept that occurred between the Su-35 and the MQ-9 just last week over the Eastern ...

A Russian fighter jet forced down a US Air Force drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday after damaging the propeller of the American MQ-9 Reaper drone, according to the US military.

At approximately 7:03 a.m. (CET) on April 14th, 2022, two Sukhoi Su-27 twin-engine Russian jet fighters moved to intercept a U.S. Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone flying over the Black Sea in the ...

MQ-9 Reaper: All About US Drone That Collided With Russian Jet MQ-9 Reaper: The Reaper, which was delivered to the Air Force 16 years ago, can also be equipped with weapons such as air-to-ground ...

An MQ-9 Reaper drone, seen at Creech Air Force Base in Indian Springs, Nevada, in August 2007. The U.S. Air Force is deploying MQ-9 drones for "defeat ISIS" missions in Syria.

A Russian fighter jet forced down a US Air Force drone over the Black Sea on Tuesday after damaging the propeller of the American MQ-9 Reaper drone, according to the US military.

A Russian Su-27 fighter jet struck the propeller of a U.S. military "Reaper" surveillance drone on ... The MQ-9 "Reaper" unmanned aerial vehicle can loiter at up to 50,000 feet for more than ...

Moreover, in March 2023, a Russian jet conducted an intercept of an MQ-9 over the Black Sea—similar to the intercept that occurred between the Su-35 and the MQ-9 just last week over the Eastern ...