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An MQ-9 Reaper drone with Customs and Border Protection (CBP) awaited a mission over the U.S.-Mexico border at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, on November 4, 2022.
The Houthis claimed they shot down an MQ-9 Reaper drone, like this one pictured at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, in November 2022.

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  • Houthi rebels say they downed a US MQ-9 Reaper drone in Yemen, adding it's the eighth one in a year.
  • Debates continue over the MQ-9's cost, efficiency, and vulnerability in contested airspaces.
  • The US Navy said military force alone would not be enough to stop the Houthis.

Houthi rebels claim to have shot down another MQ-9 Reaper drone in Yemen.

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Houthi rebels say they shot down a $30M US Reaper drone, the 8th in less than a…