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| Date: | Saturday 19 April 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: | Sanaa Governorate -
 Yemen
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| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
On 19 April 2025, a United States Air Force MQ-9A Reaper drone was shot down by Houthi air defence forces while flying over Sanaa Governorate as part of Operation Rough Rider. Houthi media published footage of the shootdown as well as wreckage of the aircraft.
Sources:
https://x.com/JenGriffinFNC/status/1913387103162970168
https://x.com/AMK_Mapping_/status/1913449096834150647
Media:
Sixth MQ-9 Reaper drone shot down by Houthis since March 3rd; each drone costs about $30 million reports @Liz_Friden
— Jennifer Griffin (@JenGriffinFNC) April 19, 2025
The U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone was shot down by the Houthis in Yemen earlier today, sources tell Fox News. This is the sixth MQ-9 Reaper drone shot down by the…
The Houthis have released footage of their air defences shooting down an American MQ-9 "Reaper" drone over the Sana'a governorate of Yemen, as well as of the debris on the ground following the interception. https://t.co/GqeiHmlFdF pic.twitter.com/gnAqeHiWhX
— AMK Mapping ?? (@AMK_Mapping_) April 19, 2025
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 27-Apr-2025 12:07 | Nebo | Added |
| 27-Apr-2025 12:47 | Nebo | Updated [Country, Embed code, ] |
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