U.S. MQ-9 Drone shot down off the coast of Yemen
A defense official said the MQ-9 Reaper drone was operating in international airspace off of the coast of Yemen.
Eleanor Watson is a CBS News reporter covering the Pentagon. Before her role on the national security team, she worked in the CBS News political unit covering the 2020 presidential election. She is originally from Wichita Falls, Texas. She went to The Groton School and George Washington University before starting at CBS News as an intern.
A defense official said the MQ-9 Reaper drone was operating in international airspace off of the coast of Yemen.
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