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DRC
Kinshasa to acquire six new Chinese attack drones

The DRC has taken delivery, albeit with some delay, of a second batch of three Chinese CH-4 offensive drones for transfer to the theatre of operations against the M23 and the Rwanda Defence Force in the east of the country. Three more are expected in the coming months. [...]

Published on 14/05/2024 at 05:40 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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CASC Rainbow CH-4, an unmanned aerial vehicle in Zhuhai, China, 8 November 2022.

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