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$330 Million In U.S. Reaper Drones Suffer Grim Fate In Operation Epic Fury
2026-03-11
[ZH] CBS News sources confirmed that over the eleven-day course of Operation Epic Fury, the U.S. lost eleven General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper drones. At roughly $30 million apiece, the losses likely cost taxpayers more than $330 million.

The report is based on information from two U.S. officials, who said that losses of the drones, which are designed for long-endurance surveillance and precision strike missions, have reached eleven so far.

There has been OSINT coverage on X of these MQ-9s in action over Iran, as well as alleged footage of crashes.
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