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| Date: | Monday 24 November 2025 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  General Atomics MQ-9A Reaper |
| Owner/operator: | US Air Force (USAF) |
| Registration: | |
| MSN: | |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 0 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | near Maldo-ri Island, near Okdo-myeon, Gunsan, North Jeolla -
 South Korea
|
| Phase: | Unknown |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Kunsan Air Base |
| Kunsan Air Base |
A USAF General Atomics MQ-9A Reaper drone crashed near Maldo-ri Island.
Sources:
https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2025/11/25/korea-investigation-underway-crash-MQ-9-Reaper-US-Air-Force/8841764059428/
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/world/asia/us-drone-crash-south-korea.html
https://www.aa.com.tr/en/americas/us-military-drone-stationed-in-south-korea-crashes-into-yellow-sea/3752707
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 25-Nov-2025 09:46 | gerard57 | Added |
| 06-Dec-2025 17:16 | Aerossurance | Updated [Operator, Location, Phase, Destination airport, Source, Narrative, ] |
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