A US MQ-9 Reaper drone crashed near Yemen, the Pentagon said Tuesday, after Iran-backed Huthi rebels claimed to have downed several of the aircraft in recent days.
The U.S. Air Force already operates the MQ-9 Reaper and the RQ-4 Global Hawk in Europe. The MQ-9 collects intelligence and conducts strikes using bombs and missiles. The RQ-4 is an unarmed spy drone ...