Ethiopia acquires Su-30K fighters and Akinci drones

The Ethiopian Air Force (EAF) has taken delivery of two Russian-built Su-30K Flanker-F multi-role fighters and an unspecified number of Turkish-made Bayraktar Akinci unmanned combat air vehicles (UCAVs). The Ethiopian National Defence Force reported the arrival of the Su-30Ks on January 16, while the state-owned Ethiopian Broadcasting Corporation reported the arrival of the Akinci UCAVs that same day. Commenting on these deliveries, Chief of the General Staff of the Ethiopian National Defence Force, Field Marshal Birhanu Jula, said: “We will