Burkina Faso tests Chinese Sky Dragon 30 SAM, signaling Beijing's Sahel arms inroads

Burkina Faso's presidential office released footage of a Sky Dragon 30 surface-to-air missile test, confirming the delivery of Chinese air-defense systems to the central Sahel state. This marks a further expansion of Chinese military exports into a region traditionally reliant on Western and Russian equipment, potentially shifting regional defense dynamics. The extent of the system's integration and its operational impact remain unclear.