The US Air Force lost the seventh since the beginning of the year shock drone MQ-9 Reaper.

A few hours ago, the US military command reported that the MQ-9 Reaper drone aircraft had been shot down over the territory of Yemen. It is reported that the American unmanned aerial vehicle was destroyed by a direct hit by an unknown rocket.

Initially, information about the destruction of the American drone drone was published by Yemeni rebels still 6 June, but official information about it appeared only now. Remarkable is the fact that a few days ago, the US Air Force almost lost another unmanned aerial vehicle MQ-9 Reaper, according to which a missile was launched from Iranian territory.

Briefly, about downed in #Yemen'e MQ-9 Reaper pic.twitter.com/kYNfH0oF9b

- PoliteMaps (@PoliteMaps) 8th of June 2019

As for the American drone shot down by Yemeni rebels, according to some data, a Soviet air-to-air missile fired from a ground installation was used for this, but so far this information has not received any official confirmation.

For what purpose the US Air Force tried to hide the loss of its drone, while it remains unknown, but it was a serious blow to the manufacturer of such drones.