The United States is building a large air base just outside Agadez, Niger, which will become operational in 2019 and be used to carry out UAV missions in the region, including strike missions with MQ-9 Reapers. Approval for the 2,200-acre (890ha) Air Base 201 was given in 2014, and construction began in 2015. Hangars have been completed and construction of the mile-long (1.6km), 150ft-wide (45m) runway has started.
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