United States Air Force MQ-9 Reaper Shot down

Yemen's Houthis said on 17 May 2024 that they had shot down a US MQ-9 Reaper over Marib province the previous day with a surface-to-air missile, releasing night-vision footage of the engagement and video of burning wreckage on the ground. The Aviationist and the Associated Press reported that the imagery was consistent with an MQ-9, while the US military did not respond to requests for comment. The Aviationist counted it as the fourth Reaper lost to Houthi fire since October 2023, after the aircraft downed in November 2023, February 2024 and April 2024.