Africa’s Sahel is ‘less safe’ after troop withdrawal: AFRICOM Commander
The number of extremist organizations "has increased across the region, and now is at the cusp of affecting coastal West Africa," AFRICOM Commander Gen. Michael Langley said.
AFRICOM hosting Chiefs of Defense conference as US forced from Niger, Chad
“I'm pretty sure that some of the representation from West Africa will bring it up [Russia moving into some African countries] because they all have been affected by Russia's activities," AFRICOM Commander Gen. Michael Langley said.
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Russia pulls some Wagner forces from Africa for Ukraine: Townsend
"Russia is very stretched ... as they're doing what they're doing in Ukraine so I don't think they have a lot of bandwidth to launch new adventures in Africa," said AFRICOM commander Stephen Townsend.
Coast Guard Deploying More Ships To Pacific, Arctic
The Coast Guard ships are “not ballistic missile shooters,” Adm. Karl Schultz said, “but you know not every place that you need a ship needs to have that BMD capability.” What his ships can do is “free up shooters to be the key places they need to be."
Chinese Lasers Injure U.S. C-130 Pilots, Washington Responds Through Diplomatic Channels
Several laser attacks on U.S. aircraft in Djibouti are another way the Chinese appear to be making their presence felt in Africa. One analyst calls it a warning shot to other countries in the region.
Pentagon’s Big AI Program, Maven, Already Hunts Data in Middle East, Africa
Project Maven has made huge strides in its first year, but the key is remaining open to updates from whoever has the best idea for new algorithms, and new code, a military leader says.
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Bad Idea: Armed Drones in West Africa
We’re partnering with the Center for Strategic and International Studies to bring you their fab Bad Ideas series through the Christmas holiday season. We don’t usually pay much attention to this sort of operational policy decision — where to operate and with what — but each new location for drone operations can mean a larger […]
US Special Operators Helped Mali Hotel Rescue: AFRICOM
WASHINGTON: Two US special operators assisted with this morning’s hostage rescue operation in Bamako, Mali, a US Africa Command spokesman confirmed. The operators were in Mali already as advisors and so could swiftly respond to support the local forces, Col. Mark Cheadle told me. The Americans advised their Malian counterparts, who conducted the rescue, and physically helped […]
Drone In Limbo: Orion Drone Maker Takes USAF’s Otto To Task
MANASSAS, Va.: Defense contractors often grouse when the military hesitates to buy their products, but usually sotto voce. As John Langford sits in his office at Manassas Regional Airport and contemplates his company’s world-record-setting Orion drone, now sitting disassembled in a nearby hangar, the Aurora Flight Sciences chief executive officer can’t help speaking up. “When […]
Mali: France’s Version Of Shock And Awe, Add Allies, Crush AQIM
France has been hailed by the people of Mali for driving al Qaeda-linked thugs from their country. Malians greeted French President Francois Hollande with cheers of Vive la France when he recently visited Timbuktu. But the rebels and al Qaeda are not yet crushed, though they have been forced to cede most inhabited territory. The […]
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