Washington, April 28, 2025 (AFP) - US lost seven multi-million-dollar drones in Yemen area since March: US official

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2025-04-29
The United States has lost seven multi-million-dollar MQ-9 Reaper drones in the Yemen area since mid-March, when the latest round of its air campaign against the Huthi rebels began, a US official said Monday. "There have been seven MQ-9s that have gone down since March 15," the US official said on the condition of anonymity, without specifying what caused the loss of the drones, which cost around $30 million apiece. wd/bjt ...
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