U.S. military has lost 2 more MQ-9 Reaper drones, raising total to 11
The U.S. military has lost two more MQ-9 Reaper drones during "Operation Epic Fury" in Iran, according to two U.S. officials. This brings the total to 11 drones lost so far.
MQ-9 Reaper drones are unmanned aerial vehicles used for intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions or to deliver precision strikes. The drones are easier to take down because they were designed for counter-terrorism environments with little air defense, not for countries with modern missile systems
Their top speed is about 300 mph, which is slow compared to a fighter jet with a speed of about 1,200 to 1,900 mph.
A U.S. military MQ-9 Reaper drone in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, on Dec. 29, 2025.MIGUEL J. RODRIGUEZ CARRILLO /AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES
The total cost for 11 Reaper dones is more than $330 million.
330 million is no chump change imagine how much material lost throughout all of these Arab countries of American bases and hardware I guess Iran isn’t going down the Venezuela pass I guess very little traitors to try to do a coup