For US forces in Africa, spy drones in short supply
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The US military faces a chronic shortage of surveillance aircraft in Africa needed to track extremists on the continent, particularly in the Sahel region, a top general said Thursday. Only seven percent of the military’s requirements for reconnaissance and surveillance planes — including drones and other aircraft — were met last year in Africa, said […]https://www.defencetalk.com/for-us-forces-in-africa-spy-drones-in-short-supply-58966/
The US military faces a chronic shortage of surveillance aircraft in Africa needed to track extremists on the continent, particularly in the Sahel region, a top general said Thursday. Only seven percent of the military’s requirements for reconnaissance and surveillance planes — including drones and other aircraft — were met last year in Africa, said […]https://www.defencetalk.com/for-us-forces-in-africa-spy-drones-in-short-supply-58966/