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The claim

The MQ-9 Reaper was first used in Afghanistan & Iraq; it made its first official “kill” in Afghanistan in 2008. MQ-9 Reaper is in use globally where military operations are ongoing; while not designed to fly alongside civilian aircraft, they are used by over a dozen countries for observation and military uses.

Rating

The MQ-9 was the first lethal drone used ever in any conflict and is notorious for its first deployment in Afghanistan by the US Military

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