A little while ago the Houthis claimed credit for shooting down an MQ-9 drone over Yemen and even put out video of them shooting it down:

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The Pentagon has now confirmed that their drone was indeed shot down off the coast of Yemen:

When they say they are ‘assessing the incident’ does that mean the are just going to let the Houthis and Iran have the drone like they did under Obama? Or will they send a fighter jet to destroy the drone and its technology to keep it from falling into the hands of the enemy?

UPDATE: Trey Yingst says the drone costs $32 million:

A little while ago the Houthis claimed credit for shooting down an MQ-9 drone over Yemen and even put out video of them shooting it down: BREAKING: Houthis says they have shot American MQ-9 Reaper …{ai:summary}Houthis shoot down an American drone over Yemen. Pentagon confirms the incident. #military

BREAKING: Pentagon confirms MQ-9 drone was shot down off coast of Yemen [VIDEO]

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