Pin 0 SharesA US Air Force MQ-9A Extended Range Reaper UAV crashed near Al-Maqzha, just outside of Benghazi, Libya this past Monday, August 22. Africa Command has confirmed that a U.S. Air Force Remote Piloted Aircraft (RPA) crashed in the vicinity of Benghazi, Libya. Only the United States is known to operate the Extended Range Reaper. The USAF Reaper drones from Sigonella have been used over Libya for years. In 2019, a USAF Reaper was shot down by Russian-made air defense systems operated by the LNA.

Source: Libya Today August 25, 2022 13:08 UTC