An MQ-9 Reaper drone with Customs and Border Protection (CBP) awaits a mission over the U.S.-Mexico border on November 04, 2022 at Fort Huachuca, Arizona.
An MQ-9 Reaper drone.
  • The US Marine Corps has equipped its MQ-9 Reaper drones with a new electronic warfare pod.
  • The pod "can mimic things that are sent to it," Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith said.
  • The announcement follows the drone's struggles against the Houthi Rebels.

The US Marine Corps has equipped its MQ-9 Reaper drones with a new electronic warfare pod that can "mimic" signals to help hide them from enemy sensors, a top US Marine Corps general has said, The War Zone reported.