Social media observers suggest that technical issues might have caused the MQ-9 Reaper's crash rather than a shootdown. The drone was likely conducting a reconnaissance mission over Syria, where ...

Two U.S. officials tell Fox News an Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone has crashed near Yemen after Houthi rebels claimed to have shot one down.

The MQ-9 Reaper was initially in the area to conduct armed overwatch for the C-130’s airdrop to “severely undersupplied” forces at the undisclosed outpost. “Most of the time we’re just ...

在被称为“Reaper Castillo”的2024年终演习中，美空军测试了MQ-9在新墨西哥州西南部一条泥土跑道上起降的能力。演习期间，一架MQ-9在梅尔罗斯空军 ...

An MQ-9 Reaper drifts ominously through the crisp, pre-dawn sky over Sanaa, Yemen. Its matte-gray fuselage blends seamlessly ...

The US Air Force's MQ-9 Reaper is a remotely operated unmanned aerial vehicle, or UAV. It is used primarily for intelligence collection and precision strikes against targets on the ground.

(Senior Airman Raya Feltner/U.S. Air Force) Kurdish-led forces in Syria, allied with the United States, shot down an Air Force MQ-9 Reaper drone on Monday after mistakenly identifying it as a threat.

The Shahed-149, modeled to rival the U.S. MQ-9 Reaper in both design and functionality, is an upgraded version of Iran's ...

KANOYA, Kagoshima Prefecture--Deploying eyes to the sky over troubled waters, the U.S. Air Force began launching its MQ-9 Reaper drones from the Maritime Self-Defense Force’s Kanoya Air Base ...

Airmen have created the Air Force's first MQ-1 Predator and MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) Electronic Combat Officers (ECO) course. As MQ-1/9 aircraft require satellite signals to ...

Author of “Game of Drones” Rich Martindell, Lieutenant Colonel, USAF. Retired, is a former Air Force fighter pilot who ...