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deployment2025-06-01 00:00 UTC🇷🇺 Unspecified locations in the context of a US-Iran war
Report claims US lost dozens of MQ-9 Reaper drones and one MQ-4C Triton in conflict with Iran
A Telegram post citing Pentagon/Congress-related figures claims the US lost 47 MQ-9 Reaper UAVs and one MQ-4C Triton, alongside multiple manned aircraft, during a war with Iran. It also claims large expenditures of air-defense interceptors since June 2025 and estimates multi-billion-dollar replacement costs.
DETAILS
Type
deployment
Occurred
2025-06-01 00:00
Reported
2026-09-23
Location
Unspecified locations in the context of a US-Iran war
Coordinates
64.6863, 97.7453
Confidence
45 / 100
DAMAGE ASSESSMENT
Claimed losses: 47 MQ-9 Reaper UAVs (about a quarter of pre-war fleet) and 1 MQ-4C Triton; additional claimed losses include 4 F-15E, 2 KC-135, 1 E-3G, plus dozens of damaged aircraft/helos; estimated equipment replacement costs $1.9B-$3.3B as of Aug 1, potentially >$4B with later losses/repairs.
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