US has lost roughly 25 percent of its Reaper drones in Iran war: Report

US has lost roughly 25 percent of its Reaper drones in Iran war: Report Submitted by MEE staff on Fri, 08/14/2026 - 20:44 The US has depleted critical standoff munitions and interceptors as it wages war on Iran A US military MQ-9 Reaper drone approaches for landing at Rafael Hernandez Airport in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, on 29 December 2025 (Miguel J Rodriguez Carrillo/AFP) Off The US-Israeli war on Iran has depleted or destroyed more than $1. 3bn worth of the US's MQ-9 Reaper drones, roughly translating to 25 percent of the country's pre-war fleet of unmanned aerial vehicles, according to a report by The Washington Post published on Friday. The report underscores how Iran's air defences have continued to be operational despite claims by President Donald Trump and his aides that they have been obliterated.