US Stepping up Armed Drone Efforts in Niger
The U.S. Air Force is months away from completing the construction of an air base in Niger for armed drones that will target militant groups operating in the region, a U.S military official told VOA.
"To date, the Air Force has spent approximately $86.5 million on the construction project at Nigerien Air Base 201," Auburn Davis, a spokesperson for U.S. Air Force Europe and Air Force Africa, told VOA.
"The total estimated construction cost, including FY19 planned projects, is $98.5million," Davis added.
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Africa has precious metals per see the history forum area for that uranium apparently necessary for the WWII atomic bombs, Africa's population is going to explode this century. It wouldn't surprise me if the military, intelligence and some world leaders are looking at this kind of info. Sure, some of these places appear like "backwaters".
