Isiseko sedrone saseMelika kwindawo esemagqagaleni eNtshona Afrika iye yafumana ingqalelo yayo Ithegi yexabiso lokwakha i-100 yezigidi zeedola. Kodwa ngokoqikelelo olutsha oluvela kuMkhosi woMoya, iindleko zayo zokuqala ziya kuthotywa ngokukhawuleza ngexabiso lokusebenzisa eli ziko- malunga nezigidi ezingama-30 zeedola ngonyaka. Ngo-2024, xa isivumelwano seminyaka eyi-10 sokusetyenziswa kwesiseko e-Agadez, eNiger, siphela, iindleko zayo zokwakha kunye nokusebenza ziya kufikelela kwikota yeebhiliyoni zeedola - okanye malunga ne-$ 280 yezigidi, ukuba ichaneke ngakumbi.
Kwaye oko ngenene i undercount. Uqikelelo olutsha oluvela kuMkhosi woMoya alubandakanyi iindleko ezongezelelweyo ezibalulekileyo, njengemivuzo yabasebenzi abamiswe kwisiseko okanye amafutha enqwelomoya ebhabha iphuma eAgadez. Indawo, eyinxalenye ye landiswa Inyathelo lomkhosi wase-US eAfrika, ngoku ngowona mzamo mkhulu wokwakha isiseko owake wenziwa ngamajoni kwimbali yoMkhosi woMoya wase-US, ngokutsho kukaRichard Komurek, isithethi se-US Air Forces eYurophu kunye ne-Air Forces Afrika.
I-outpost - ngokusemthethweni ibala lomoya elitsha kunye nezixhobo ezinxulumene ne-Nigerien Air Base 201, okanye i-AB 201 - yayikhe yahlawuliswa njengesiseko se-$ 50 yezigidi ezinikezelwe kwiidrones zokucupha, kwaye yayiza kuba. yagqitywa ngo-2016. Ngoku, kulindeleke ukuba ibe sisiseko seedola ezili-100 lezigidi zeedrones ezixhobileyo ze-MQ-9 Reaper eziya kuthi ekugqibeleni zibhabhe ngo-2019, nangona ixabiso lokwakha kungenasiphelo sethebhu yeziko.
"Mhlawumbi yenye yezona ndawo zikude zomkhosi zase-US ezakhe zakhiwa," utshilo uDan Gettinger, umseki kunye nomphathiswa weZiko leSifundo seDrone kwiKholeji yaseBard kunye nombhali khokela ukuchonga iziseko zedrone ukusuka kumfanekiso wesathelayithi. "Uninzi lweziseko zedrone kwilizwekazi laseAfrika zizihlomelo kwizikhululo zeenqwelomoya ezinkulu kunye neenqwelomoya, kodwa hayi iAgadez. Iziseko ezingundoqo ezikhoyo azikho. Ke, ubungakanani beprojekthi bukhulu. โ
Amaxwebhu oMkhosi woMoya ingeniswe kwiCongress ngo-2015 uqaphele ukuba i-US "yathethathethana ngesivumelwano kunye norhulumente waseNiger ukuvumela ukwakhiwa kwendlela yeenqwelomoya entsha kunye nazo zonke iipavumente ezinxulumeneyo, izibonelelo, kunye neziseko ezikufutshane Isiseko soMkhosi waseNiger iAerienne 201 (Airbase 201) emazantsi esixeko saseAgadez. Xa uMthetho wokuGunyanyiswa koKhuseleko lweSizwe wonyaka-mali ka-2016 wawungeniswa, wawufakwe kwisicelo se-50 yezigidi zeerandi zokwakhiwa โkwebala leenqwelomoya kunye nenkampu yesiseko e-Agadez, eNiger โฆ ukuxhasa imisebenzi entshona Afrika.โ
Ingxelo ye-Intercept ifumene ukuba ixabiso lokwenyani lebala lomoya liphindwe kabini kwisambuku esixeliweyo - yonke ibekwe kwinqaku likaSeptemba 2016 "I-100 yezigidi zeeDrone base eAfrika.โ Nangona ngaphezulu yakutshanje iindaba Iingxelo ukuba ixabiso lexabiso lesiseko likhuphukele kwi-110 yezigidi zeedola, u-Komurek utshele i-Intercept ukuba iindleko ezipheleleyo zeprojekthi ziye zahlala zifana ngokufanayo, ziphuma kwi-98.5 yezigidi zeedola ngonyaka ozayo.
Ngelixa uhlahlo lwabiwo-mali lulonke lungatshintshanga, indlela iindleko zalo ezahlulwa ngayo iye yatshintsha. Ixabiso lokwakhiwa kwenyuka ukusuka kwi-50 yezigidi ukuya kwi-60 yezigidi zeedola ngenxa "yeempembelelo ezingalindelekanga zeemeko ezinzima kunye nendawo ekude ye-Agadez," kubandakanywa nemiphumo yemozulu embi, ngokutsho kweKomurek. Enyanisweni, ngo-Juni 2017 ileta eya ku-Rep. Charlie Dent, ngoko ilungu eliphezulu leKomiti yoLwabiwo lweNdlu kunye nosihlalo we-Subcommittee yoKwakha uMkhosi, iMicimbi ye-Veterans, kunye nee-Arhente eziNxulumeneyo, iSebe lezoKhuseleko lithethelela ukunyuka kwe-10 yezigidi zeedola ngokuchaza ukuba "Ukucwangciswa okubi kokuqala kunye noyilo" kukhokelela kwiiprojekthi ezingalindelekanga, ukunyuka kweendleko ekufumaneni nasekuhambiseni iindawo zokuhlala ezintathu zeenqwelo-moya, kunye nesidingo semilinganiselo yokukhusela i-perimeter entsha.
Isiseko se-Agadez ngoku sesona projekthi inkulu "eyakhelwe ngomoya" kwimbali yoMkhosi woMoya, ngokutsho kukaMark Kinkade weZiko loFakelo loMkhosi woMoya kunye neZiko leNkxaso yeMishini, ukugubungela ulwakhiwo kwi-Al-Dhafra Air Base e-United Arab Emirates, ixesha elide. indawo efihlakeleyo apho i-US ibhabha iidrones kunye neenqwelomoya zokulwa. Ngaphambi koko, umnini werekhodi yayiyi-Phan Rang Air Base eMzantsi Vietnam, eyayiphantse yahlala Moya we-150 eyabelwe yona ngowe-1969.
Indawo yase-US e-Agadez inokuba kude, kodwa ikude ne-spartan. Iifoto kunye neevidiyo ezikhutshwe ngumkhosi zibonisa isiseko esinazo zonke iintsimbi eziqhelekileyo zaseMelika kunye neempempe. Hamba nge indlela yokungena apho uphawu olungaphezulu lufundeka โWamkelekile eAgadez: Eyona Mfihlo iGqiweyo yaseNiger,โ jonga kufutshane nesiseko, kwaye uya kuqaphela iihangar ezinkulu ezintathu nganye. indleko I-1.58 yezigidi zeedola. Uza kubona mkhulu izitya zesathelayithi; imiqolo ye-Quonset enomoya opholileyo emile okwendlu iintente ezimdaka; kunye ne Iziko lokuZimela loMoya esebenza njengendlu yecawa kunye neyokuzonwabisa, eneWi-Fi kunye neekhabhathi zeencwadi ezizaliswe ziincwadi ezimbalwa kodwa zininzi. bhanya kunye nemidlalo yebhodi. Phuma kubushushu obunamanani amathathu ukuya kwindawo elawulwa yimozulu (kwaye ngegama elikrelekrele) iDezert Cafรฉ, kwaye unokubukela ihoki yomkhenkce kwiTV enkulu ngelixa ugawula inkukhu okanye ipizza okanye intlanzi okanye iikuki okanye iitapile chips, emva koko. yihlambe yonke ngamanzi ebhotile, Snapple, Sprite, Gatorade, Coke, okanye Dr Pepper. Itafile nganye yokutyela ide ifakwe ibhotile yesanitizer yesandla etyheli kunye nayo nayiphi na into yokuthambisa - i-ketchup, isardadi, isosi yesteak, isosi eshushu, iSriracha, isosi yesoya, iTabasco - onokuyithemba.
Ekuqaleni kwalo nyaka, uMkhosi woMoya uphinde wakhupha umnxeba kwiikontraka ukuba zibonelele ngezixhobo zegumbi lobunzima kwisiseko. Isibongozo sibeke indlela i-gym eya kufakwa ngayo: iipleyiti zobunzima ukusuka kwi-2 1/2 pounds ukuya kwi-45 pounds, ii-dumbbells kwi-five-pound increments ukuya kwi-100 pounds, kunye ne-"Rogue Abram GHD 2.0" ezimbini okanye izixhobo ezilinganayo. Kubantu abangaziqhelanga, yangaphambili yintoni umenzi wayo iifowuni "Umphuhlisi ogqibeleleyo weGlute Ham kuyo nayiphi na indawo yokuzivocavoca igaraji okanye indawo yoqeqesho apho isithuba siphezulu."
Ukugcina indawo yokuzivocavoca ilayitiwe, i-Wi-Fi ivuliwe, isikrini esikhulu esikhanyayo, kunye ne-air conditioning esebenzayo, singasathethi ngesitya samanzi kunye nemikhosi etyiswayo, kufuna isixa esikhulu semali. Kwi-2016, i-Pentagon yatshela i-Intercept ukuba iindleko zonyaka zokugcina isiseko sisebenza siya kuba ngaphantsi kwe-13 yezigidi zeedola ngonyaka. U-Komurek wachaza, nangona kunjalo, ukuba loo manani "ayenomda" kwaye "awazange ahlawule iindidi ezifanayo zeendleko zokugcinwa" njengoko kuqikelelo olutsha lwe-30 yezigidi zeedola. "Ukongezelela kwiindleko zokuqala zokuma kwendawo, kukho iindleko zokusebenza zonyaka kunye nokugcinwa kweendleko zokugcinwa kwenkxaso yenkxaso, ukugcinwa kunye nokhuseleko olutshintshayo olusekelwe kwi-footprint kunye ne-mission set exhaswayo," wachaza nge-imeyile. "Iindleko zokugcinwa kwe-AB201 ziqikelelwa malunga nama-30 ezigidi zeedola ngonyaka."
Imfihlo yangaphambili Amaxwebhu esicwangciso se-US Africa Command, echazwe okokuqala yi-Intercept kwi-2016, ingqina ukubaluleka kwe-Agadez kwimishini yexesha elizayo nge-drones, eyaziwa ngokuba yinqwelomoya elawulwa kude okanye i-RPAs. "Iprojekthi ephezulu ye-MILCON [ukwakhiwa komkhosi] ye-USAFRICOM ise-Agadez, eNiger ukwakha i-airfield ye-C-17 kunye ne-MQ-9 ekwaziyo," ifundeka uxwebhu lokucwangcisa i-2015. โUbukho beRPA kwiNW Afrika buxhasa amaphulo nxamnye nemibutho esixhenxe [yeSebe likaRhulumente] etyunjwe ngabanqolobi bangaphandle. Ukufudukela e-Agadez kulungelelanisa i-ISR eqhubekayo [ubukrelekrele, ukubek' iliso, kunye nokwamkelwa kwakhona] kwizisongelo zangoku nezisakhulayo eNiger naseChad, ixhasa ummandla waseFransi kwaye yandisa uluhlu lokugubungela iLibya neNigeria. "
Ukwakhiwa kwesiseko yaqala ngehlobo lika-2016, kwaye imikhosi yase-US yayinethemba lokuba i-drones yayiza kubhabha ukusuka e-Agadez ekupheleni kwaloo nyaka. NgokukaKomurek, ukwakhiwa akuyi kugqitywa de kube sekupheleni kwalo nyaka, kwaye iinqwelomoya aziyi kubhabha ukusuka kwisiseko kude kube ngu-2019. Ndibonile ukuba esi siseko sisebenze,โ utshilo uGettinger kwi-Intercept.
Ukususela oko kwaqalwa ukwakhiwa eAgadez, imisebenzi yomkhosi wase-US kuMntla naseNtshona Afrika iye yanda ngokumangalisayo. Ukusukela ngo-2016, i-US iqhube amakhulukhulu I-drone yokubetha kujoliswe kwi-Al Qaeda kunye nabavukeli be-Islamic State, kuquka ezimbini ngoJuni, kwilizwe elingummelwane laseLibya. Imikhosi yase-US nayo ibe iyasebenza ecaleni kwemikhosi yaseNigerien, inyani eyavezwa ngo-Okthobha 4, 2017, ISIS kwiSahara enkulu Abahlaseli kufutshane nomda waseMali, malunga neekhilomitha ezingama-600 ukusuka e-Agadez, ababulale amajoni amane ase-US kwaye benzakalisa abanye ababini.
Kuthathe iiyure ezingaphezu kwe-1 1/2 ukuba inqwelomoya yokuqala, iqonga elingaxhomekanga "i-US ISR," ukufika kwindawo yohlaselo, ngokutsho ukuya kuMphathi woMkhosi uGen. Roger Cloutier. Ukuba i-outpost e-Agadez yayigqityiwe ngeshedyuli, emva kwexesha 2016, ngaba abavuni be-MQ-9 abaxhobileyo banokuza kuhlangula abantu baseMelika ababelalele? I-Intercept yabeka loo mbuzo ku-Gen. Tod D. Wolters, umphathi we-US Air Forces eYurophu kunye ne-Air Forces Afrika. Iofisi yoonondaba yase-USAFE-AFAFRICA yaphendula yathi โakunakufaneleka ukuba thina okanye u-Gen. Wolters siqikelele okanye sigqabaze ngaloo meko.โ
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