Escadron de Drones 1/33 Belfort

Escadron de Drones 1/33 Belfort is a French Air and Space Force (Armée de l'air et de l'espace) Drone Squadron located at BA 709 Cognac – Châteaubernard Air Base, Charente, France which operates the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper[1] with a detachment at Diori Hamani International Airport, Niamey, Niger.[2]

Drone Squadron 1/33 Belfort
Escadron de Drones 1/33 Belfort
Active2014-
Country France
Branch Armée de l'air et de l'espace
TypeDrone Squadron
RoleUnmanned aerial vehicle operations
Garrison/HQBA 709 Cognac – Châteaubernard Air Base
Aircraft flown
General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper

The first Reaper flight in Africa took place on January 15, 2014[2] and in France took place on July 4, 2017.[3]

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