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| Date: | Wednesday 19 March 2025 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Atomics MQ-9A Reaper |
| Owner/operator: | United States Air Force - USAF |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | Dhamar Governorate -
 Yemen
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
On 20 March 2025, a United States Air Force MQ-9A Reaper drone was reportedly shot down by Houthi forces while flying over Dhamar Governorate.
Sources:
https://x.com/AMK_Mapping_/status/1902490547425833109
https://x.com/AlMayadeenLive/status/1902475316540354893
https://x.com/JenGriffinFNC/status/1907872088800542974
https://www.newsweek.com/houthis-trump-iran-israel-yemen-attacks-2047633
https://maritime-executive.com/article/trump-threatens-houthis-with-annihilation
https://english.almayadeen.net/latestnews/2025/3/19/al-mayadeen-correspondent--a-us-mq-9-drone-was-shot-down-in
Media:
NEW: Houthis shoot down 3rd MQ9 Reaper drone since March 3rd; 2nd since March 15th airstrike campaign began.
— Jennifer Griffin (@JenGriffinFNC) April 3, 2025
Another U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone was shot down by the Houthis in Yemen, sources tell Fox News. This is the third MQ-9 Reaper drone shot down by the Houthis in the last…
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 20-Mar-2025 12:06 | Anon. | Added |
| 04-Apr-2025 06:23 | Anon. | Updated [Source, Embed code, ] |
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