A Navy Global Hawk drone was shot down by Iran on June 20, 2019. (Erik Hildebrandt / Navy)

5 times in history enemies shot down a US drone

On Aug. 20, the United States linked the downing of an MQ-9 Reaper over Yemen by Houthi forces to Iran. Here are five times U.S. drones were shot down by enemy forces.

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On July 11, 2018, a remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) – the MQ-9B SkyGuardian – flew from the United States to the United Kingdom, landing after a 24-hour trans-Atlantic flight using the same routes as manned aircraft. (General Atomics)

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The unmanned aircraft revolution is underway thanks to six new capabilities.

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The Army is experimenting with new electronic warfare platoons. (Sgt. Michael C. Roach/Army)

When the Army could get new electronic warfare units

The Army is experimenting with new electronic warfare platoons.

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Intelligence leaders unveiled "Strategic Plan to Advance Cloud Computing in the Intelligence Community," a document meant to guide the agencies through the next phase of developing and adopting cloud services.

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