An MQ-9 Reaper flies a 2019 training mission over Nevada. Yemen's Houthi rebels claim they shot down a Reaper drone over Yemen on Friday. (Airman 1st Class William Rio Rosado/U.S. Air Force) DUBAI, United Arab Emirates —Yemen’s Houthi rebelsshot down what they described as an A...
The Iran-backed Houthis also claimed they shot down an American MQ-9 Reaper drone, something not immediately acknowledged by U.S. forces in the region. However, the Houthis have downed U.S. drones before. Meanwhile, the U.S. military said it was conducting new airstrikes targeting...
More than two months of direct fighting with the Houthis has heavily taxed the U.S. military, which is spending a significant amount of money to take down cheap drones, launch retaliatory strikes and defend against rebels who are, in turn, shooting down pricey American drones. In most cases...