MQ-9 Reaper Losses, Crashes & Deliveries
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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 or all military aircraft events.
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MQ-9 Reaper losses, crashes & deliveries
Mar 5
🇺🇸 United States
MQ-9 Reaper
· Shot down
US Central Command confirmed loss of contact with an MQ-9 over the Red Sea after Houthi shootdown claim.
Apr 17
🇺🇸 United States
MQ-9 Reaper
· Shot down
Third MQ-9 lost over Yemen in the span of a year, per US Air Force confirmation.
Feb 19
🇺🇸 United States
MQ-9 Reaper
· Shot down
Second confirmed MQ-9 loss to Houthi forces during the Red Sea campaign.
Nov 8
🇺🇸 United States
MQ-9 Reaper
· Shot down
USAF MQ-9 Reaper shot down by Houthi air defenses over Yemeni territorial waters — first US aircraft loss of the Red Sea crisis.
Jun 6
🇺🇸 United States
MQ-9 Reaper
· Shot down
USAF MQ-9 shot down by a modified SA-6 over Yemen. The Pentagon attributed Iranian assistance to the engagement.
Oct 1
🇺🇸 United States
MQ-9 Reaper
· Shot down
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.