Iran-backed Houthi Shot Down US $30 Million MQ-9 Reaper Combat Drone, The Second In 3 Months

Iran-backed Houthi has again brought down another US’ MQ-9 Reaper Combat drone worth $30 million.

Escalatory move comes less than three months after the Houthis shot down another Reaper drone off the coast of Yemen. 

Since 2017, the U.S. military has lost at least four drones to shootdowns by the rebels — in 2017, 2019 and this year.

The MQ-9 Reaper combat drone can be used to collect valuable intelligence and carry out high-level strikes for the US military.

United States MQ-9 Reaper drone

Wreckages of what Houthi claimed is a $30 million US military drone.

Iran-backed Houthi rebels has again shot down another American MQ-9 Reaper combat drone worth over $30 million while flying off the coast of Yemen, two US officials confirmed to Business Insider.

The Houthis also released video of a surface-to-air missile bringing down a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone as well as wreckages of what they claim is a $30 million US military drone.

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This escalatory move comes less than three months after the Houthis shot down another Reaper drone off the coast of Yemen while the aircraft was reportedly flying through international airspace.

The Iranian-backed rebels also successfully downed an MQ-9 with a surface-to-air missile in June 2019. Since 2017, the U.S. military has lost at least four drones to shootdowns by the rebels — in 2017, 2019 and this year.

The MQ-9, which costs around $30 million, can be used to collect valuable intelligence and carry out high-level strikes for the US military when well-armed with Hellfire missiles and precision bombs.

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