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NORINCO brand reconnaissance and combat drones, Type PMR-50 equipped with grenade launchers and several other ammunition! This is the lot of equipment that the People’s Republic of China offered to Benin to support its army in the fight against terrorist expansion and cross-border banditry.
The reception of these combat drones by the Minister of National Defense, Mr. Fortunet Alain NOUATIN took place on Friday March 24, 2023 in the presence of Brigadier General Fructueux GBAGUIDI, Chief of General Staff of the Beninese Armed Forces.
On the occasion of the delivery of these combat materials which will allow Benin “to increase and multiply its intelligence and intervention strategies in the context of the fight against armed groups”, Peng JINGTAO the Ambassador of the China near Benin, while recalling the excellent quality of relations between Benin and his country, praised the bravery and professionalism of the Beninese army in its fight against armed groups.
And within the framework of this fifty-year-old bilateral cooperation, Ambassador Peng JINGTAO expressed the availability of his country China to continue its assistance and the necessary support to the government of Benin in its efforts to defend the integrity of his territory.
The Minister of Defence, for his part, took the opportunity to recall that the friendship between China and Benin and support for the armed forces have already manifested themselves in the past through various training courses and with the donation of large batches of materials including buses, tank trucks, logistics transport trucks as well as troop transport and arms and ammunition equipment.
Following the transfer documents, all the combat drones were handed over to the Chief of General Staff of the Beninese Armed Forces after a demonstration flight.
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J-Marc Aurel AGOSSOU
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