RT by @mikenov: RT by @mikenov: 🇮🇷🇺🇸Iran War Exposes MQ-9 Reaper Weaknesses: U.S. Loses Dozens in High-Tech Fight. The U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone fleet suffered heavy losses around 20–30 aircraft, worth hundreds of millions to over $1 billion during the recent war with Iran. These slow, non-stealthy drones worked well for surveillance and strikes but proved too vulnerable to Iran’s air defenses in a real high-intensity conflict. In response, the Pentagon is now actively seeking low-cost, mass-producible replacement drones that can do similar jobs but are cheap enough to lose in large numbers without major financial pain.