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Pentagon seeks cheaper drone replacements after losing nearly 30 Reapers worth $1 billion to Iranian defenses

US seeks cheaper hunter-killer drones after Iran destroys $1B worth of Reapers

The US military has lost dozens of Reaper drones collectively worth more than $1 billion while carrying out surveillance and attack missions over Iran. Now the Pentagon is seeking large numbers of…

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