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 | |
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Escadron de Drones 1/33 Belfort | |
Active | 2014- |
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Type | Drone Squadron |
Role | Unmanned aerial vehicle operations |
Garrison/HQ | BA 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]