DRC sets a year plan to the relaunch of military cooperation with the USA, surrender of the militia, operations against ADF

Security sector is far from being a gamble for the Sylvestre Ilunga term, which has totaled a year since its inauguration. In the government's assets, there is, a priori, the revival of DRC-US cooperation in the military field.
“And thanks to the warming of relations with the United States of America, military cooperation between our two countries, including the training of FARDC officers, has been relaunched after several years of tensions.”, Rejoices the government spokesperson. , Jolino Makelele, who presented a halfway report this Wednesday.
It also highlights the "reorganization of the army, the national police and other security services."
“On the ground, our defense and security forces are stepping up efforts to eradicate the armed groups that still roam the eastern part of the country. To date, there are still several cases of surrender, particularly in the camp, CODECO militiamen, Mai-Mai Malaika, NDC-R / Gilbert Bwira and FRPI. In Beni, an advanced staff was installed in accordance with the promise of the Head of State with our best officers to fight the ADF / MTN,this has been after we reported several incidences that showed that ADF has mastered the deployments and movements of FARDC in North kivu. Also, it was proceeded to the change of all the commands of the operational zone and to the formation of a rapid intervention brigade and specialized forces which is currently in this part of the republic ”, explained the spokesperson of the Congolese government.
Among the surrenders, a delegation of former Ituri warlords dispatched by Félix Tshisekedi claimed to have secured the engagement of more than 10,000 CODECO militiamen in Djugu territory. But the latter must be taken care of as part of the disarmament, demobilization and reintegration (DDR) process in order to win the bet. Several cases of surrender by members of armed groups have failed in Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu. A good policy in this area is needed. The militiamen have ended up returning to the bush several times because of the botched processes.

Russian company developing a cutting-edge radar capable of the precision detection of drone swarms

The Scientific and Research Institute for Long-Distance Radar Communications (Russian acronym ‘NIIDAR’), a major Russian radar systems developer, is currently working on a new, cutting-edge radar capable of the precision detection of drone swarms, a spokesperson from the company’s press service said.

The spokesperson explained that although existing radar systems can detect drone swarms, they cannot discern their precise numbers, and detection can be spotty depending on the drones’ size.

“Several versions of the system are being developed – for sectoral and for omnidirectional control of airspace, with the ability to detect small and low-speed unmanned aerial vehicles, including those operating in swarms. The number of objects which can be detected simultaneously is limited only by the system’s computing power,” the spokesman said.

According to NIIDAR general director Kirill Makarov, amid the massed use of drones in a variety of settings today, the creation of the new radar will help operators ensure the safety of important infrastructure from airspace violations for industrial espionage, or other illegal purposes.

The company believes its radar system could prove useful for both government and private entities, and that it has major export potential.

Russia testing guided long range weapons on Mi-28NM

New types of guided weapons with longer range are being tested on the Mi-28NM helicopter, senior trial pilot and head of flight service at the national center for the helicopter-building, Sergey Maslov said.

"The NM is now testing new guided weapons, some of which have much longer range on airborne and land targets, a new onboard defense system that can save both a crew and an aircraft is being checked," Maslov said.

According to Maslov, apart from new weapons, the helicopter is about to test some aircrat-specific upgrades.

The Mi-28NM "Night Hunter," currently developed by Ristec's Russian helicopters, is a modernized version of the Mil Mi-28 attack helicopter. The Mi-28NM is a new-generation all-weather attack helicopter, able to fulfill a wide range of tasks, including armored vehicles destruction, low-speed aerial targets destruction, air reconnaissance, and target designation for other helicopters and aircraft.

US intelligence planes seen in China's space

Chinese Defence Ministry reported that a US U-2 reconnaissance plane flew into a no-fly zone of China's Northern Military District during military drills.

A spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, Zhao Lijian, stated on Wednesday that the recent incident with US spy planes occurred in China's airspace.

"It happened within the Chinese airspace and territory, of course," Zhao said, when asked if the incident took pace in the international airspace.

The country's defence ministry has dubbed the incident a "naked provocation," adding that such moves could lead to misunderstandings and even to an incident at sea or in the air.

The incident came some time after China conducted two drills in Hainan Province. The drills came amid an unprecedented US military presence in the region. 

In early August, a Chinese think tank recorded 67 intelligence flights through the South China Sea in July alone, and Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi told Xinhua News Agency in an August 5 interview that “in the first half of this year alone, the US sent military aircraft there [to the South China Sea] more than 2,000 times.”

Google's High altitude balloon assigned to the Kenyan operation of Project Loon crashed down in Buta near kisangani

As i indicated last evening!According to our source,it is yesterday afternoon that a Project Loon Google machine fell on ground in Congolese territory.

"It was launched on April 23, 2020 from Puerto Rico and remained in flight for 123 days, traveling 129,200 kilometers before landing yesterday near Buta, in the DRC", tweeted StratoCat, a company dedicated to documenting aerospace activity, based in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
According to the photo,
"The images show the landing payload of HBAL166, a high altitude balloon assigned to the Kenyan operation of Project Loon."
You can see it here
The reason for this crash is not yet known up to now but we will try to get updates on this as time goes to get clear reasons why it crashed down.

It should be noted that this device is a stratospheric balloon from the Google company, designed to bring free Internet connectivity to rural and remote communities around the world.

9 civilians killed by alleged ADF in mapasana and mabuho in the evening of Monday and night of Tuesday.

9  civilians were killed with machetes and bullets by suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) fighters in two different attacks in the villages of Mapasana and Mabuho, near the town of Mamove, west of the city of oicha, in the territory of Beni (North Kivu).This territory is slow getting overrun by ADF massacres.People in this territory can no longer carry on their activities normally as revealed by the locals.

Local civil societies indicate that the first attack first took place in the village of Mapasana,evening of Monday at 9 p.m which left three people dead.

The second, which killed six people, was recorded on Tuesday in the neighboring village of Mabuho, reports Kinos Katuho, president of civil society in Mamove. That makes a total of nine civilians killed in the 48 hour interval in this region. This figure could increase because six other people are missing, adds the same source.

Killings by Ugandan ADF rebels have inreased tremendously in Beni. Last week at least 24 deaths were reported on the Mbau-Kamango road in various attacks dating back to August 14, among the victims of whom were two soldiers of Congolese national army.

These people must face law!!!

DRC army officer killed by maimai

An officer of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) was found dead, Monday, August 24, 2020, in the chiefdom of Batangi, nearly 7 km from the commune of Kirumba, in the south of the territory of Lubero (North - Kivu).
The official delegate of the provincial governor assigned to Kirumba, explained that the victim was first taken hostage by the attackers at the level of the barrier erected in the town of Kamutobe on Sunday evening. They executed him afterwards.
“We didn’t kill a second in command of the FARDC near Kamutobe. The Mai-Mai kidnapped him. They killed him and took the weapon he possessed. It was  sunday, evening. He was found dead Monday just in Kamutobe, on the side of Kikuvo, ”said Muhindo Syawite Lule Mathieu, official delegate of the governor in Kirumba.
Rebel activism in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo remains unprecedented. Numerous Mai-Mai militiamen still overlook several villages in the territories of North Kivu, like Lubero.
Last July, armed strangers assimilated to the Mai-Mai militiamen set fire to an “unoccupied” DRC Armed Forces camp in Lubango, a town located in Kitsombiro, on the Butembo-Goma road section.

Congolese national police repelled an attack by maimai in mangina

Elements of the Congolese National Police (PNC) repelled an attack by suspected Mai-Mai rebels on the evening of August 24, 2020 in Mangina, an agglomeration located 30 kilometers from the city of Beni in North Kivu.
According to Bienvenue Mopero, second in command of the PNC in Mangina contacted on this Tuesday,said, armed men who wanted to attack the staff of the PNC Ciat in Mangina, were repulsed by the elements who were on guard.
"We used professionalism. There are armed men who are said to be Mai-Mai militiamen who tried to attack our position. Our elements were vigilant, they retaliated against this threat. Suddenly, the enemy took off into the Forest, "he said.
According to the same source, no human and material damage was recorded. However, the crackling of bullets plunged the population into fear, according to local civil society.
This morning, calm is back and activities are proceeding normally in this part of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

585.5 kg of coltan seized at grand barrier in goma trying to be sneaked into Rwanda

Directorate General of Customs and Excise (DGDA) seized 22 packages of colton ores fraudulently left at the Great Barrier in Goma, in the province of North Kivu, on August 19. This umpteenth shipment of minerals seized contained 15 packages of white coltan and 7 packages of black coltan, weighing a total of 585.5 kg. There were also 7 jam boxes, a TVS motorbike, and a bag of Momo milk. The traffickers wanted to fraudulently cross the border into Rwanda with these minerals. According to the communication service of the DGDA, this umpteenth seizure of minerals is the consequence of the anti-fraud policy put in place by Director General a.i. Nkongolo, who has pledged to "fight mercilessly against fraudsters".