Houthis Down U.S. MQ-9 As Red Sea Tensions Continue

A U.S. MQ-9 operating in the Middle East in October 2022.

Credit: U.S. Air Force
Houthi forces downed a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper on Feb. 19 as American operations targeting the rebel group in Yemen have continued at a high pace. Houthis used a surface-to-air (SAM) missile to shoot down the Reaper over the Red Sea, with images circulating on social media showing wreckage of the General...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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