MQ-9 Reaper And It's Pilot (Photo from Flickr)USAF Splashes One Reaper -- Aviation Week
Regardless, a U.S. Air Force fighter downed a MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aircraft over Afghanistan on Sunday.
Operators lost control over the unmanned aircraft during its operation. With the UAV headed in a direction where it was about to depart Afghanistan's air space, a U.S. Air Force aircraft brought down the Reaper in what the Air Force says was a remote part of Afghanistan. The type of aircraft or method used to take out the Reaper was not specified.
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My Comment: In one week, the USAF lost a MQ-1 Predator in Iraq, a MQ-9 Reaper in Afghanistan, and a MQ-1 Predator at Creech AFB.
Two in one week is rare .... three .... now that is unprecedented (from what I know).
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