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$8 Billion Air Defence Budget by Switzerland
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Supplier Selection Process Began in French Frigate Program
April 3, 201820,000 Flight Hours Declaration for MQ-9
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French Air Force announced on 3 March that the Reaper UAVs deployed in the Sahel-Saharan strip has reached 20 thousand flight hours. Deployed since January 2014 in Niamey Air Base, MQ-9 Reaper drones used in support of French operations in the region carry out intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) missions.