The U.S. provided small-boat river patrol training to Nigerien forces
The United States Naval Small Craft Instruction & Technical Training School (NAVSCIATTS) provided special river-based training to Nigerien naval forces. ...
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Tethered balloon to protect German base in Niger
Germany has placed a €21 million order with Rheinmetall for an aerostat-based area reconnaissance system for protecting its forward operating ...
Germany aids Niger with 15 IAG Guardian Xtreme armoured vehicle
This move, allows the International Armoured Groups to deepen its relationship with African countries, as well as enhancing Niger's counterterrorism ...
Armed MQ-1C Gray Eagle UAV makes emergency landing in Niger
An armed MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) belonging to the United States African Command (AFRICOM) made an emergency ...
Niger receives C-130H Hercules aircraft from US
The United States Government has delivered a C-130H Hercules transport aircraft to Niger Republic on 4 January. The C-130H Hercules ...
Relyant Global training Niger’s special forces
The US military has brought in Relyant Global to firm up the training of Niger's special operations forces. The American ...
Niger gets $8 million worth of Mamba armored vehicles from the US
Twenty-two Osprea Mamba Mk 7 armoured vehicles worth $8 million, has been handed over to the Nigerien military by the ...
BARKHANE: C-130J replaces C-160 Transall in Niamey
A French Air Force Lockheed Martins C-130J Super Hercules tactical transport aircraft arrived on July 31, at the planned air ...
Nigerien military now flying Mi-171Sh helicopter
The military of Niger has taken delivery of at least two Mil Mi-171Sh assault helicopterit ordered between 2017 to 2019, ...
US donates 10 Mercedes Atego trucks to Niger
The US department of defense has donated ten 4x4 Mercedes Atego troop transport trucks to the Nigerien Armed Forces. It has also ...
Niger’s National Guard expecting additional Delair DT26 Surveillance UAV
Niger's National Guard (Forces Nationales d'Intervention et de Securité) is expecting the delivery of the DT26 Surveillance UAVunmanned aerial vehicle ...
United States military MQ-1C Gray Eagle drone crash in Niger
A United States military MQ-1C Gray Eagle drone operating under the banner of the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) has crashed ...
French military successfully completes weapons test on MQ-9 Reaper drone deployed to Niger
The French Air Force MQ-9 Reaper (Block 5 standard) Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle based in the Niger republic have successfully ...
Niger receives second tranche of military equipment from US
The Nigerien republic has taken delivery of various military equipment donated from the United States, including thirteen Mamba armoured personnel ...
Security concerns stall U.S. military drone operations in Niger
The runway at a new air base in Agadez, Niger republic being constructed by the U.S. military has been completed, ...
U.S. MQ-9 Reaper Drones in Niger Are Now Armed
The United States has started arming its fleet of MQ-9 Drones stationed in the West African nation of Niger earlier ...
Operation Barkhane: French War in Africa’s Sahel.
When the Sahel is threatened, Europe and France are threatened”, François Hollande Operation Barkhane In 2014, French President François Hollande ...
