Niger approves armed Reaper flights

Lt Gen Richard Clark (right), Third Air Force/17th Expeditionary Air Force commander and Maj Daniel Bergen, 323rd ERS commander, with an MQ-9 Reaper at Niamey on October 19. USAF/Staff Sgt Joshua R M Dewberry THE US and Niger governments have come to an agreement that will allow the US to conduct armed MQ-9 Reaper operations inside the country. The decision follows the death of four Green Berets in the African country on October 4, 2017. The US Air Force is