Military: MQ-9 Reaper drone expensive high tech system being shit down in Yemen like duck hunt
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How much does the MQ-9 Reaper drone cost?
The cost of an MQ-9 Reaper drone is around $30 million per unit. This price includes the drone itself, its sensors, and ground control stations.
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The cost of an MQ-9 Reaper drone is around $30 million per unit. This price includes the drone itself, its sensors, and ground control stations.
Elaboration:
- The MQ-9 Reaper is a medium-altitude, long-endurance unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) primarily used for surveillance, intelligence gathering, and precision strikes.
- The $30 million price tag reflects the advanced technology, sophisticated capabilities, and the cost of manufacturing and maintaining the drone.
- The MQ-9 Reaper is flown by pilots and sensor operators remotely from ground control stations.
- The drone has a wide range of capabilities, including reconnaissance, intelligence gathering, and precision strikes.
- The Reaper is also used for maritime surveillance and border patrol duties.
Houthis claim to have downed another US drone
The Houthis in response have stepped up their targeting of American drones flying over the country. Late Tuesday, Saree said the rebels shot down an MQ-9 Reaper drone over Yemen's Hajjah governorate.
The U.S. military acknowledged the report of the drone being downed, but said it could not comment further.
Saree said the rebels targeted the drone with “a locally manufactured missile.” The Houthis have surface-to-air missiles — such as the Iranian missile known as the 358 — capable of downing aircraft. The Houthis claim they downed 26 MQ-9s over the last decade of the Yemen war.
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Iran denies arming the rebels, though Tehran-manufactured weaponry has been found on the battlefield and in sea shipments heading to Yemen for the Shiite Houthi rebels despite a United Nations arms embargo.
General Atomics Reapers, which cost around $30 million apiece, can fly at altitudes over 40,000 feet (12,100 meters) and remain in the air for over 30 hours. They have been flown by both the U.S. military and the CIA for years over Afghanistan, Iraq and now Yemen
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