{
  "id": 19489,
  "url": "https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/08/13/us-military-has-lost-roughly-25-its-reaper-drones-iran-war-depletes-arsenal",
  "title": "U.S. military has lost roughly 25% of its Reaper drones as Iran war depletes arsenal",
  "summary": "The aircraft, which cost up to $50 million each, have seen heavy use around the Strait of Hormuz — but they are relatively easy targets for Iran and its proxies.",
  "authors": null,
  "category": "news",
  "topics": "military-security",
  "orgs": null,
  "regions": null,
  "published_at": "2026-08-13T08:39:00.000Z",
  "fetched_at": "2026-08-14T05:10:49.168Z",
  "source_slug": "gn-washingtonpost-com",
  "source_name": "Washington Post Technology",
  "source_homepage": "https://washingtonpost.com/technology",
  "ethics_ai_record_url": "https://ethics.ai/record/19489",
  "original_url": "https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/08/13/us-military-has-lost-roughly-25-its-reaper-drones-iran-war-depletes-arsenal",
  "evidence_status": "source-only",
  "attribution": "via ethics.ai"
}