Hotis of Yemen Sources told Fox News that another U.S. MQ-9 harvester drone has been shot down.
This is the third such drone shot down by the rebels since March 3, and the second shot has dropped since the United States began its daily strike.
Despite the 20 consecutive days of air strikes in the United States, the Trump administration has little update on the situation of movement. The Pentagon has not held a press conference in weeks, and the Department of Defense is quiet about the ongoing strike.
After the strike, Trump told Hossis: Stop shooting at us, “We will stop shooting at you.”
President Donald Trump is taking action against Houthis to defend U.S. transportation assets and to stop terrorist threats, the White House released on March 15, 2025. (White House)
On Tuesday, State Council Announced sanctions on “financial facilitators, procurement agents and companies in support of Huthis’s global illegal financial network.”
After Houthis shot down the first harvester in early March, the State Department introduced sanctions, with weapons smuggling as a reason.
The United States has launched air strikes on Yemen’s Hushis for 20 consecutive days. (AP image/Getty image)
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Later last month, National Security Advisor Mike Waltz talked about the air strikes in an interview with CBS’s Face the Nation.
“These guys are like al-Qaeda or ISIS, with advanced cruise missiles, ballistic missiles and some of the most complex air defense measures, all provided by Iran,” Walz said. “Keeping sea routes open, keeping trade and commerce open is a fundamental aspect of our national security.”
The MQ-9 Reaper drone has customs and border protection measures, awaiting the next mission at the U.S.-Mexico border on Fort Huachuca, Arizona in November 2022. (John Moore/Getty Image)
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According to the Congressional Research Services, the price of the MQ-9 harvester drone is about $30 million. Hotis has shot down 13 U.S. drone since October 2023, when the Israel-Hamas war began, a source told Fox News that it may have only 17 reapers.
US defense officials told Fox News that US Arsenal has 230 MQ-9 harvester drones. According to the U.S. Air Force, these drones are primarily used to collect intelligence, but can arm up to eight laser-guided hell missiles.
Fox News’s Jennifer Griffin contributed to the report.
