Tag: Predator
U.S. approves sale of drones to India
The United States government has approved the sale of a naval variant of the Predator drone made by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems...
US halting UAV flights from Djibouti?
The United States has inactivated its only General Atomics MQ-1 Predator unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) squadron in Africa, raising doubts over the...
US continues with UAV operations in Djibouti
Despite reportedly considering operations elsewhere, the US military continues to focus on one site for launching drones in Djibouti, maintaining a squadron...
First EU Navfor anti-piracy UAV deployment concludes
The first ever Predator deployment with the European Union Naval Force (EU Navfor) has concluded after more than 300 hours of anti-piracy...
Drone strike kills at least two in Somalia
A suspected U.S. drone strike killed at least two Islamist al Shabaab insurgents driving in a car south of the Somali capital...
U.S. broke international law by killing civilians with drones: rights groups
Human rights groups on Tuesday accused the United States of breaking international law and perhaps committing war crimes by killing civilians in...
Wildfires vs. Predator
No this is not about a new Hollywood blockbuster involving ugly and cruel creatures fighting each other. This is rather about shedding...
US halts drone flights from Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti
The US military has stopped flying unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) from its main African base in Djibouti after a string of crashes,...
Djibouti a growing hub for clandestine US combat operations
Camp Lemonnier in Djibouti is now the United States' busiest Predator unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) hub outside the Afghan war theatre, with...
US Air Force flying drones from Ethiopian base
The US Air Force has been secretly flying armed MQ-9 Reaper drones on counterterrorism missions from a remote civilian airport in southern...
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SANDF missing the communication target
Former defence and military veterans minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula on a number of occasions said words to the effect South Africans have to decide what...
