Houthis down 7 US Reaper drones: Capability to cost, everything you need to know about this weapon

In what comes as the most dramatic cost to the Pentagon during the military campaign against the Houthi rebels, the Iran-backed militants have shot down seven US Reaper drones in less than six weeks, which translates into a loss of USD 200 million. Three of the drones were shot down in the past week, which is indicative of the improvement in militants' skills to target the aircraft flying over Yemen, defence officials said.

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