Secretive UAE Air Force Aircraft Deployed To War-Torn Ethiopia
Posted: 31 Dec 2021, 10:07
In November 2021 the United Arab Emirates deployed at least six Wing Loong I unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAVs) to Harar Meda air base in Ethiopia to help the embattled Ethiopian government in its fight against Tigray forces. [1] The deployment was the first confirmation that Emirati armed drones had begun operating over Ethiopia after rumours concerning their use over Ethiopia first surfaced in November 2020. [2] New data now suggests that the UCAVs are not the first aircraft to have been deployed to Ethiopia by the UAE during the Tigray War.
Information uncovered by aircraft tracker Gerjon reveals the permanent deployment of a secretive United Arab Emirates Air Force (UAEAF) aircraft at Harar Meda air base since August 2021. [3] The aircraft, a Beechcraft Super King Air 350, was stationed at Harar Meda air base for 55 days before it was replaced with another aircraft of the same type. [4] Unlikely by coincidence, the deployment of the aircraft to Ethiopia started on the same day as the UAE commenced its air bridge to the country. [5] This air bridge - which sought to keep the Ethiopian military supplied equipped with arms and equipment - eventually came to a halt in December 2021 after 119 flights. [6]
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Information uncovered by aircraft tracker Gerjon reveals the permanent deployment of a secretive United Arab Emirates Air Force (UAEAF) aircraft at Harar Meda air base since August 2021. [3] The aircraft, a Beechcraft Super King Air 350, was stationed at Harar Meda air base for 55 days before it was replaced with another aircraft of the same type. [4] Unlikely by coincidence, the deployment of the aircraft to Ethiopia started on the same day as the UAE commenced its air bridge to the country. [5] This air bridge - which sought to keep the Ethiopian military supplied equipped with arms and equipment - eventually came to a halt in December 2021 after 119 flights. [6]
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