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US Lost 25% Of Its Reaper Drones In Iran War, Officials Estimate
US Lost 25% Of Its Reaper Drones In Iran War, Officials Estimate
Amid a recent avalanche of media headlines warning of significantly depleted US weapons stockpiles, The Washington Post is out with another fresh report Thursday which sounds the alarm, this time over advanced drones.
The US military lost at least 45 MQ-9 Reaper drones during the Iran war, American defense officials were quoted as saying. The same officials estimate that this constitutes roughly 25% of the Pentagon's fleet.
2024 image of American MQ-9 Reaper UAV brought down in Yemen’s Marib. ClashReport/X
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