Few bases ... US will open another

The United States, at the request of the Nigerian government, is building a new air base in the north of the country, where fighters and drone drums will be placed, reports RIA News Post portal Military Times.

The opening of the base is scheduled for the beginning of 2019.

Niger Air Base 201 is expected to become operational early next year. The base, which will be located a few miles from the city of Agadez and is being built at the request of the government of Niger, will house fighter jets and Drones type MQ-9, moved from the capital,

writes a resource.

According to the information, "drones will be equipped with tracking and strikes and will be able to reach a number of countries in West and North Africa." It is assumed that the vehicles will be used for strikes against various militant groups that have joined the Al Qaeda and IG terrorist organizations (both groups are banned in the Russian Federation).

The construction of the base will cost the US about $ 100 million. According to the representative of the US Air Force, this “project is the largest construction project of the American military workforce in stories USA". The cost of servicing the base will be $ 15 million per year.

The Agadez base will encourage US intelligence agencies to exchange intelligence information that will help more effectively support Niger and other partners, such as Nigeria, Chad, Mali and other countries in the region, as well as improve our ability to respond to regional security problems.

added source.

Comments

[Vitaly Anisimov]

They want the whole world to dot these UAVs .. Well, well! Russian EW does not give up .. Let's see more gentlemen!

[Scoun]

Quote: MIKHAN

Russian EW does not give up

What kind of electronic warfare in Niger?
PS.
The United States gives new metastases (((

[NIKNN]

Quote: Scoun

The United States gives new metastases (((

Well, do you need to master the trillion-dollar budget? ...

[Lord of the Sith]

As previously stated, of the 711 billion US military budget, only 8% goes to modernize the old and purchase new equipment.

[Nasrat]

Chet is somehow not enough in money .... it would be necessary to increase funding for this base !!!!
Soon, a trillion tanks will not be enough for the US Defense Ministry !!!

[Vitaly Anisimov]

Quote: Scoun

What kind of electronic warfare in Niger?

Any UAV has a communication and access channel .. The signal goes through satellites, if a serious thing.
There will be access, then such business can be done in the camp of the enemy and not only in Nigeria hehe
Here's something about Russian EW. A "rap" we have good grow up hehe

[Franz Josef Land]

Nigeria for the Arabs or not?

[PalBor]

We are talking about Niger, and not about Nigeria, although close by, but there is a difference. It is clearly against the strengthening of China in Africa. The Middle Empire is not only economically pushing the Black Continent, but also actively equipping its bases.
But what’s more interesting, in Chad, the Central African Republic, Sudan, somewhere else, I don’t remember, since 2016, from 40 to 200 Russian military advisers and instructors have been working (for everyone). And, I remembered, even in Mozambique, negotiations are already going on with Somaliland: The first breakthrough to Africa in many years. Apparently, the operation in Syria showed who the real professional is.

[askort154]

US know-how. Create military bases around the world against ISIS. Previously, Africa was shared with the USSR, now with China. By the way, in terms of population, Nigeria is in first place in Africa, and 7th in the world. about 196 million people.

[Samaritan]

By the way, in terms of population, Nigeria comes first in Africa,

Yes Lord, not Nigeria, but Niger ... Population: 23 [470] (530rd place)

[Guru]

From the Middle East, here, here they’ll drive, so they have soaped themselves in Africa.

[voyaka uh]

“MQ-9 fighters and drones displaced from the capital will be deployed,” ///

Why new? They moved the base from the capital to a new place.

[sabakina]

Alexei, the Russians have an Old New Year, the Yankees will now have an Old New Base!

[Nyrobsky]

That’s it, now the mattresses for these "Nigers will be asked Chad." Neither in North Africa nor in West due to the availability of minerals will the world be gone. If the land was empty there, then there were no mattress bases there. And we will go to the North, because everything is in our land.

[Guillon]

Going to democratize Africa! Africa is rich in minerals, precious metals, uranium ores !!! So the Amersikans need to take all this away!

[taiga2018]

there are not many bases, there is not enough money to open and maintain them, everything is in order with the US finances, so most likely, as they say, the US Treasury will not be the last ...

[Corsair0304]

The United States, at the request of the Niger government, is building a new air base in the north of the country

United States !!!
at the request of the Niger government !!!

It was like this: He came a star-striped tillage to a black man, gave a banana and Coca-Cola. He said - "my base will be here, and if you are against, then tomorrow there will be a new Negro with banana and Coca-Cola ..."

[sabakina]

People are people! Do you even read the text?

On the base, which is located a few miles from the city of Agadez and built at the request of the Niger government, will accommodate fighters and drones of the MQ-9 type, displaced from the capital,

[Sands Careers General]

And to serve at the American base in Niger will be only niggas))

In general, sometimes you admire watching how mattresses are sawing the military budget.

[Beltasir matyagu]

China grinds its teeth on Africa. That's the whole answer

[Borders]

when money is like a fool shag ...

[Livonetc]

And the helicopter in the photo with the flag of Germany?