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MQ-9 Reaper Losses, Crashes & Deliveries

Every recorded loss, crash, shoot-down, retirement and delivery involving the MQ-9 Reaper, each with a date and source. See the MQ-9 Reaper overview.

Events at a glance

Events per year 2022–2026
2022 — 1 event 1 2022 2023 — 2 events 2 2023 2024 — 7 events 7 2024 2025 — 10 events 10 2025 2026 to 1 Nov — 35 events 35 2026

2026 is a partial year: the bars run to 1 Nov 2026.

By event type 57 events logged · 70 airframes lost
  • Shot down 44
  • Destroyed 4
  • Crash 4
  • Damaged 1
  • Other 2
  • Ordered 1
  • Retired 1

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MQ-9 Reaper losses, crashes & deliveries

  1. SEP 82026 2× MQ-9A Reaper Ordered 🇮🇹 Italy · Two MQ-9A Block 5 Reapers ordered from General Atomics through US Foreign Military Sales, for delivery at the end of 2027.
  2. SEP 12026 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Reaper downed over Khomein minutes before a ballistic-missile salvo, Iranian media say; US has not confirmed the loss.
  3. AUG 312026 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · IRGC says a Reaper was hit by missile fire over the Strait of Hormuz and fell into the Gulf; no US confirmation.
  4. AUG 142026 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · IRGC claimed shootdown near Qeshm Island in Hormozgan province; unconfirmed by US officials.
  5. AUG 132026 9× MQ-9 Reaper Other 🇺🇸 United States · Nine further Reapers lost beyond the individually documented losses; the war total is put at at least 45, about a quarter of the fleet.
  6. AUG 32026 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Shot down by the IRGC Aerospace Force over the Strait of Hormuz while monitoring shipping on the Omani side of the strait.
  7. JUL 262026 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Shot down over Babylon Governorate in central Iraq.
  8. JUL 182026 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Shot down by the IRGC Aerospace Force over Dehloran, the second Reaper lost in the area in three days.
  9. JUL 182026 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Shot down by the IRGC Aerospace Force over Asaluyeh on the Persian Gulf coast.
  10. JUL 172026 MQ-9 Reaper Destroyed 🇺🇸 United States · Destroyed on the ground at Muwaffaq Salti AB in the Iranian missile and drone attack; two US service members killed.
  11. JUL 162026 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Shot down by the IRGC Aerospace Force between Andimeshk and Dehloran near the Iraqi border.
  12. JUL 72026 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Shot down by the IRGC Aerospace Force over Khvormuj, Bushehr province.
  13. JUN 92026 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Shot down at night over Jam in Bushehr province.
  14. JUN 72026 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Shot down at night over Karbala in central Iraq.
  15. MAY 292026 MQ-9 Reaper Destroyed 🇺🇸 United States · Destroyed on the ground at Ali Al Salem AB by an Iranian ballistic missile attack; five US personnel wounded.
  16. MAY 292026 MQ-9 Reaper Damaged 🇺🇸 United States · Damaged on the ground at Ali Al Salem AB in the same Iranian ballistic missile attack.
  17. MAY 252026 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Shot down off Iran's southeastern coast; wreckage recovered by boat the following day.
  18. MAY 62026 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Shot down at night over Qeshm Island; Iranian media showed wreckage of the external tanks.
  19. APR 92026 5× MQ-9 Reaper Other 🇺🇸 United States · Five further Reapers lost between 1 and 9 April beyond the individually documented losses; war total reached 24.
  20. APR 62026 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Shot down over Qeshm Island by the Iranian Navy, the second Reaper lost there in two days.
  21. APR 52026 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Shot down over Qeshm Island; Iranian media published the engagement sequence and wreckage.
  22. APR 22026 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Shot down over Shiraz; Iranian media published the engagement sequence and the wreckage.
  23. MAR 312026 2× MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Two Reapers shot down over Isfahan by AD-08 Majid short-range air defence systems.
  24. MAR 282026 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Destroyed by Iranian air defences over Shiraz in southwestern Iran.
  25. MAR 202026 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Shot down over Bushehr province; burning wreckage filmed and published on social media.
  26. MAR 192026 MQ-9 Reaper Destroyed 🇺🇸 United States · Destroyed on the ground in Jordan by an Iranian missile strike.
  27. MAR 192026 2× MQ-9 Reaper Crash 🇺🇸 United States · Two Reapers written off in non-combat accidents, disclosed in a cumulative loss tally.
  28. MAR 152026 MQ-9 Reaper Destroyed 🇮🇹 Italy · Destroyed on the ground at Ali Al Salem AB by Iranian ballistic missile and drone attack.
  29. MAR 132026 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Shot down over Bandar Abbas; Iranian media published footage of the shootdown and wreckage.
  30. MAR 112026 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Shot down over Kerman province in central Iran.
  31. MAR 92026 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Shot down over Basra by Iranian-backed Iraqi militias.
  32. MAR 72026 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Shot down over Hormozgan province in southern Iran.
  33. MAR 72026 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Shot down over Tangestan in Bushehr province.
  34. MAR 62026 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Shot down by IRGC Aerospace Force air defences over Isfahan; shootdown and wreckage filmed.
  35. MAR 52026 3× MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Three MQ-9 Reapers lost over Iran in a single day; wreckage of one recovered near Khorramabad.
  36. NOV 242025 MQ-9 Reaper Crash 🇺🇸 United States · Crashed into the Yellow Sea off Maldo-ri island near Gunsan during a routine mission; no injuries, under investigation.
  37. SEP 302025 MQ-9A Reaper Retired 🇬🇧 United Kingdom · RAF MQ-9A Reaper fleet withdrawn after 18 years; last flight on 30 September, with Protector RG1 taking over its roles.
  38. APR 222025 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Seventh Reaper lost over Yemen in under six weeks, per US defence officials.
  39. APR 192025 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Sixth Reaper lost over Yemen, the second in two days, per US defence officials.
  40. APR 182025 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Fifth Reaper lost over Yemen; three were lost in the week to 25 April, per US defence officials.
  41. APR 132025 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Fourth Reaper lost over Yemen in the spring 2025 campaign, per US defence officials.
  42. APR 92025 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Third Reaper lost over Yemen in the spring 2025 campaign, per US defence officials.
  43. APR 32025 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Second Reaper lost over Yemen in the spring 2025 campaign, per US defence officials.
  44. MAR 312025 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · First of seven Reapers lost over Yemen in under six weeks, per US defence officials; Houthis claimed the kill.
  45. MAR 52025 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · US Central Command confirmed loss of contact with an MQ-9 over the Red Sea after Houthi shootdown claim.
  46. SEP 302024 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Houthis said they downed a Reaper over Saada; video showed a missile strike and an image of wreckage circulated.
  47. SEP 162024 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Shot down over Dhamar province; video showed the missile strike and burning wreckage; US military acknowledged the loss.
  48. SEP 102024 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Shot down by the Houthis over Yemen; the US military acknowledged the loss on 18 September.
  49. MAY 162024 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Houthis said they shot down a Reaper over Marib with a surface-to-air missile; footage of burning wreckage circulated.
  50. APR 252024 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Houthis said they shot down a Reaper over Saada with a surface-to-air missile and showed wreckage; the Pentagon acknowledged an MQ-9 went down in Yemen.
  51. FEB 192024 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Second confirmed MQ-9 loss to Houthi forces during the Red Sea campaign.
  52. JAN 182024 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · Crashed near Balad AB, Iraq; US officials said it was likely downed by an Iranian-supplied missile fired by an Iraqi militia.
  53. NOV 82023 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · USAF MQ-9 Reaper shot down by Houthi air defenses over Yemeni territorial waters — first US aircraft loss of the Red Sea crisis.
  54. MAR 142023 MQ-9 Reaper Crash 🇺🇸 United States · An MQ-9 was lost over the Black Sea during an encounter with Russian Su-27 fighters.
  55. JUL 142022 MQ-9 Reaper Crash 🇺🇸 United States · MQ-9A Reaper crashed in a field on the outskirts of Câmpia Turzii air base, Romania, on landing approach; no injuries; pilot error cited.
  56. JUN 62019 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · USAF MQ-9 shot down by a modified SA-6 over Yemen. The Pentagon attributed Iranian assistance to the engagement.
  57. OCT 12017 MQ-9 Reaper Shot down 🇺🇸 United States · USAF MQ-9 Reaper shot down by a Houthi SA-6 surface-to-air missile near Sana'a. First confirmed Reaper loss to Houthi air defenses.