Escadron de Drones 1/33 Belfort is a French Air and Space Force (Armée de l'air et de l'espace) Drone Squadron located at BA 709 Cognac – Châteaubernard Air Base, Charente, France which operates the General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper[1] with a detachment at Diori Hamani International Airport, Niamey, Niger.[2]
| Drone Squadron 1/33 Belfort | |
|---|---|
| Escadron de Drones 1/33 Belfort | |
| Active | 2014- |
| Country |  France |
| Branch |  Armée de l'air et de l'espace |
| Type | Drone Squadron |
| Role | Unmanned aerial vehicle operations |
| Garrison/HQ | BA 709 Cognac – Châteaubernard Air Base |
| Aircraft flown | |
| General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper | |
The first Reaper flight in Africa took place on January 15, 2014[2] and in France took place on July 4, 2017.[3]
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- ^ "Chiffres clés de l'Armée de l'air - L'Armée de l'air en chiffres : 2019-2020 (FR)". French Air and Space Force. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
- ^ a b AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. March 2014. p. 10.
- ^ AirForces Monthly. Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. September 2017. p. 10.