️🇺🇸🇨🇴🇪🇨CNN: The US is preparing to redeploy MQ-9 Reaper drones from Africa to the SOUTCOM area of responsibility, as Washington expands preparations for possible counterterrorism and counterterrorism operations in South America.
The move is part of a broader shift of US military hardware toward the region, particularly with Colombia and Ecuador.
The exact number of drones involved was not disclosed, although one source said most of the aircraft currently operated by AFRICOM could be transferred.