Pentagon Confirms MQ-9 Drone Loss Near Yemen

Published on September 18, 2024

The Pentagon has confirmed the loss of another MQ-9 Reaper drone near Yemen, following claims by Iran-backed Houthi rebels that they had downed multiple such aircraft in recent days. “Yesterday, an MQ-9 did crash in the vicinity of Yemen. That is being investigated, but I don’t have any additional details to share,” Defense Department spokesman Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder told reporters at a Sept. 17 press briefing. When asked about the Houthis’ claim that they had shot down 10 MQ-9s since last November, Ryder dismissed the number as “too high.” Citing “operation security reasons,” Ryder declined to provide the exact number of drones, each costing around $30 million, lost in Yemen. But he emphasized that the Houthis’ figures were “not accurate.”...

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