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US commandos offer Kenya three of their favourite Polish aircraft

By September 2020, Washington will deliver three M28 Skytruck aircraft to Kenyan aviation. © AB Forces News Collection / Alamy Stock Photo

By sending Kenya three M28 Skytrucks, Washington is boosting the African country's air defence capacity but also preparing the way for future joint special operations. [...]

Published on 13.12.2019 at 08:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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The Pentagon reinforces its air presence in Africa as Trump thinks about pulling out his troops

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The Djiboutian navy is to receive four American-built military patrol boats originally intended for the Cameroonian army.

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American contractors L3 and KBR worst affected by attack on Camp Simba

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US commandos offer Kenya three of their favourite Polish aircraft

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Kenya puts boots on ground and planes aloft on Somalian front

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Kenya Air Force receives its third and last Spartan transport plane

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Pentagon trains Kenya's special forces to fight Al-Shabaab

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Kenya Air Force's Spartan transport plane resumes test flights

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H3 Aerospace boosts the Kenya Air Force's firepower against Al-Shabaab

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