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U.S. Military Seeks To Expand Drone Footprint In Africa

By Marc Selinger

Friday, March 24th, 2017

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U.S. Military Seeks To Expand Drone Footprint In Africa

Marine Gen. Thomas Waldhauser, commander of U.S. Africa Command. (Photo courtesy of AFRICOM)

The U.S. military is looking to expand its unmanned aircraft operations to more bases in Africa so its intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) drones can spend more time monitoring potential targets and less time in transit on the vast continent, according to the head of U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM).“Because of the size of Africa, because of the time and space and the distances, when it comes to special crisis-response-type activities, we need access in various places on the continent,” Marine…

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