United States Air Force MQ-9 Reaper Shot down

US defence officials told the Associated Press on 25 April 2025 that the Houthis had shot down seven MQ-9 Reapers in under six weeks, on 31 March and 3, 9, 13, 18, 19 and 22 April, a loss worth more than $200 million. The aircraft were flying attack runs or surveillance during the US air campaign against the group and crashed both at sea and on land. One official said hostile fire was the likely cause but that the incidents remained under investigation. The 31 March loss was the first of the series; the Houthis claimed it as a shootdown.