Djibouti

Europe Missiles 

French Armed Forces Clear MBDA MMP 5th Gen Land Combat Missile System for Desert Operations

October 22, 2018October 23, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments ATGM, Direction Générale de l’Armement (DGA) France, Djibouti, ECUME RHIB, France, French Armed Forces, French Army, French Army Technical Section (STAT), MBDA Missile Moyenne Portée (MMP), MBDA Missile Systems

The French Army Technical Service (STAT), the French DGA (Direction Générale de l’Armement), with the support of MBDA, achieved the

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Africa Air Naval 

U.S. Naval Forces Central Command Cancels Exercise Alligator Dagger

April 5, 2018 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, Djibouti, Exercise Alligator Dagger, McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II, Military exercise, Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion, U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), U.S. Navy (USN), US Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT), USA

The U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (NAVCENT) has cancelled the remainder of exercise Alligator Dagger in response to two separate

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Africa Air 

U.S. Military Air Operations in Djibouti Put on Hold After Two Aviation Incidents

April 5, 2018April 5, 2018 Arun Mathew 0 Comments 26th Marine Expeditionary Unit, Accidents/ Crashes, Djibouti, Exercise Alligator Dagger, McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II, Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion, U.S. Armed Forces, U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), USA

The U.S. military has put on hold the air operations in Djibouti in response to two separate aviation incidents in Djibouti on

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Africa Air 

U.S. Marines Corps CH-53E Super Stallion Helicopter Damaged while Landing in Djibouti

April 5, 2018April 5, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, Djibouti, Exercise Alligator Dagger, Heavy-lift helicopter, Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion, U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), USA

A U.S. Marines Corps (USMC) CH-53E Super Stallion heavy-lift helicopter suffered structural damage late Tuesday while landing at an approved exercise

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Africa Naval 

Regional Amphibious Combat Rehearsal Alligator Dagger Commences in Djibouti

April 4, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Djibouti, Exercise Alligator Dagger, Iwo Jima Amphibious Ready Group, Military exercise, U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), U.S. Navy (USN), USA, USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7), USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB-3)

The U.S. Naval Amphibious Forces, Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade (TF 51/5), announced the commencement of a two-week amphibious

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Africa Air 

U.S. Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier Combat Aircraft Crashes in Djibouti

April 3, 2018April 3, 2018 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, Camp Lemonnier, Djibouti, Ground-attack aircraft, McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II, U.S. Marine Corps (USMC), USA, USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7)

An U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) AV-8B Harrier ground-attack aircraft crashed during takeoff from Djibouti Ambouli International Airport in Djibouti just

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Africa Air 

German Navy P-3C Orion Returns to Djibouti to Rejoin EU NAVFOR Operation Atalanta

March 27, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Djibouti, EU NAVFOR Somalia / Operation Atalanta, European Union Naval Force (EU NAVFOR), German Navy, Germany, Lockheed P-3 Orion, Maritime Patrol Aircraft (MPA), Spain

The German Navy P-3C Orion Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft (MPRA) has returned to Djibouti to rejoin the fight against

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Africa GeoPolitics/ Policy 

Annual Multinational Maritime Exercise, Cutlass Express 2018 Begins

February 1, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Djibouti, Exercise Cutlass Express, Military exercise, Seychelles, U.S. 6th Fleet, U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM), USA

Maritime forces from East Africa, West Indian Ocean nations, Europe, and the United States, as well as several international organizations

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Africa GeoPolitics/ Policy Land 

China conducts live-fire exercises at Djibouti Logistics Support Base

November 25, 2017 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Djibouti, Military exercise, Overseas military base, People's Liberation Army (PLA), PR China

The Chinese People’s Liberation Army has conducted a live-fire exercise at its Djibouti Logistics Support Base on Thursday, Nov. 23, according

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Africa Naval 

Russian Navy corvette, Soobrazitelny departs port of Djibouti

November 21, 2017November 21, 2017 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Corvette, Djibouti, Port of Djibouti, Russia, Russian Navy, Soobrazitelnyy (531), Steregushchy-class corvette

The Russian Navy’s Steregushchy-class corvette, Soobrazitelny (531) has departed the port of Djibouti for her mission in the Gulf of Aden. During

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