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MQ-9 Reaper lost in Middle East due to chafed wire
S4 · 31 Aug 2025 · General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
Record
| Company | General Atomics Aeronautical Systems |
| Industry | Defense / space |
| Type(s) | crash |
| Date | 31 Aug 2025 (day precision) |
| Time of day | not documented |
| Location | no physical site (recall / fleet-wide / aggregate record) |
| Severity | (serious injury, total loss, or grounding) |
| Scale | 1 aircraft |
| Confidence | medium |
| Verified flag | Yes - independently re-checked against the cited source |
Summary
Air & Space Forces Magazine reported an MQ-9 Reaper was lost in the Middle East due to a chafed wire, per a new investigation report.
Primary source
Publisher: Air & Space Forces Magazine · Retrieved: 2026-09-16
Supporting source rows (1)
| Date | Supporting source row | Publisher | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Aug 2025 | MQ-9 Reaper lost in Middle East due to chafed wire | Air & Space Forces Magazine | Air & Space Forces Magaz |
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