US Grey Eagle Drone Malfunctions Over Niger, Forced to Land
Share This: Photos: Wassim Nasr France24 The United States Africa Command (AFRICOM), has released a statement saying that one of its armed MQ-1C Gray Eagle drones, carrying a Hellfire missile, malfunctioned over Niger, Africa. The drone made an emergency landing near Agadez, Niger, on Saturday according to a military spokesman. This is the second mishap in the U.S. drone fleet in Niger in the past year. In February 2020, an MQ-1C Gray Eagle had crashed after a mechanical malfunction. AFRICOM’s spokesman, Air Force Colonel Christopher Karns, said in a statement to Military Times, “The a...
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