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A look at Algeria’s drone program
An Algerian drone reportedly crashed on June 25. https://twitter.com/kad_ghani/status/1276100760430882816 This is one of several CH-4 Chinese drones Algeria has. The recent crash was apparently due to the drone hitting a transmission tower or power lines. Collision control aspects that might have been in more hi-tech western drones were evidently not on this one. The Algerian …
US forces train with a Puma
A November 2018 photo shows US forces training with a Puma drone. This type of UAV is small and can be thrown into the air. https://twitter.com/USMC/status/1077911910278823941
Does the Iraqi group ‘Osbat al-Thaereen’ claim to have drones?
An image posted online by the Iraqi group Osbat al-Thaereen appears to show them holding drones. https://twitter.com/ejmalrai/status/1273484424059944961
Paratroopers need drones, here they are training in 2018
In August 2018 paratroopers trained to use a drone in Alaska. Those from the 725th Brigade Support Battalion checked a Raven UAV at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. "The Paratroopers flew the Ravens to maintain their proficiency with the system and to enhance their ability to support units in real-world scenarios."
US forces train with a Puma drone
US forces have been training with Puma drones for years. In one photos an instructor from Training and Logistics Support Activity-West (TALSA) with class RQ20B Puma, "teaches U.S. Marines how to inspect the functionality of an RQ-20 Puma." It was taken at Camp Pendleton. This is important training. It was taken on January 24, 2018. …
Video of a Global Hawk in 2016 during CJTFOIR
A video can be seen at this link of a Global Hawk being used during the ISIS war. July 14, 2016 "U.S. RQ-4 Global Hawk lands at an undisclosed location in Southeast Asia in support of Operation Inherent Resolve July 14, 2016."
Drone Wars: The book 