Military Junta in Niger has released a statement claiming that ECOWAS has completed its preparations for an Invasion of Niger with at least 2 Members of the Organization

ECOWAS' deadline for the new Nigerien govt to peacefully step down lest they use military action has passed. "A Senior Military Commander with the ECOWAS-Standby Force has told the Wall Street Journal that it’s Forces need more time to prepare before any kind of Military Intervention in Niger, with the “Success” of the Operation being dependent on these preparations"

French Ministry of Foreign Affairs updates travel advisory to Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso (the three nations declared to defend the new Nigerien govt against military intervention) the highest level of caution

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[–] GaveUp@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Wouldn't Nigeria's ~85 deployable aircrafts vs the 3 nations' combined total of ~25 matter a lot more here if we're talking about military equipment?

[–] Awoo@hexbear.net 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Every deployment of Wagner I've seen is deployed with Pantsir and they make mincemeat out of large aircraft. From what I've seen the thing the Pantsirs struggle with is actually small drones, it seems to be the most common way the Pantsirs get destroyed.

They're also in Sudan right now and have Pantsirs there too, definitely seen imagery of that.

The JF-17s are probably the only concern? Those are not going to help much against urban positions though and I'm not convinced they won't be shot down by Pantsirs either.