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Guess What You’re Funding Now? A $100 Million Drone Base In Africa
Submitted by Melinda L. Secor on Mon, 2016-10-10 01:00
"The original request to build a base in Agadez, Niger, was green-lighted by President Obama for $38 million, under the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015; but that has already jumped to $50 million, with operating expenses projected to cost American taxpayers $12.8 million per year once the base is built."
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