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U.S. Africa Command Building Drone Site In Central Niger

By Marc Selinger

Tuesday, October 24th, 2017

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U.S. Africa Command Building Drone Site In Central Niger

U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) says it is building an “operating location” for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in central Niger to enhance its collection of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) information on the continent.At Nigerien Air Base 201 in Agadez, U.S. military engineering squadrons and contractors are improving the runway and basic life-support facilities, AFRICOM spokeswoman Samantha Reho said Oct. 23. The U.S. Air Force plans to erect aircraft maintenance shelters and make other improvements. U.S. forces currently operate ISR aircraft out…

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