Indian Navy Commandos Airdropped by C-17 Free Hijacked Fishing Vessel Azini Off Somalia
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ASELSAN Unveils Containerised GÖKDENİZ CIWS to Shield Merchant Ships and Tankers From Drones
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Ethiopia Reportedly Expels Sudan’s Assosa Consulate Staff as Sudan’s Army Says It Downed Another Drone From Ethiopia
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Turkish Flag Burned in Somalia’s Diinsoor as Anger at Ankara’s Role in the South West Crisis Spreads
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Uganda’s Army Arrests Ex-Deputy Chief Peter Elwelu in Soroti, Says It Seized 15 Guns
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Egypt Says It Is Ready to Act Under Its Defence Pact With Sudan as Drones From ‘a Neighbouring Country’ Hit Sudan’s Grid
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Indian Navy Commandos Airdropped by C-17 Free Hijacked Fishing Vessel Azini Off Somalia
India says Navy marine commandos, airdropped from an IAF C-17, retook the Iranian fishing vessel Azini from Somali pirates and freed all 20 crew after...
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Indian Navy Commandos Airdropped by C-17 Free Hijacked Fishing Vessel Azini Off Somalia
ASELSAN Unveils Containerised GÖKDENİZ CIWS to Shield Merchant Ships and Tankers From Drones
Ethiopia Reportedly Expels Sudan’s Assosa Consulate Staff as Sudan’s Army Says It Downed Another Drone From Ethiopia
Turkish Flag Burned in Somalia’s Diinsoor as Anger at Ankara’s Role in the South West Crisis Spreads
Uganda’s Army Arrests Ex-Deputy Chief Peter Elwelu in Soroti, Says It Seized 15 Guns
Egypt Says It Is Ready to Act Under Its Defence Pact With Sudan as Drones From ‘a Neighbouring Country’ Hit Sudan’s Grid
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Ethiopia Reportedly Expels Sudan’s Assosa Consulate Staff as Sudan’s Army Says It Downed Another Drone From Ethiopia
Ethiopia has reportedly shut Sudan's consulate in Assosa and given its staff 48 hours to leave, after Khartoum complained to...
EU Extends Operation Irini to 2029, Adds Russia Shadow-Fleet Task
The EU Council has extended Operation Irini, its Libya arms-embargo naval mission, to March 2029 and given it two new...
Fast Attack Craft and Missile Boats in African Naval Service
Six surviving or recently retired fast attack craft and missile boat classes in African naval service, from Egypt's Harpoon-armed Ambassador...
Which African Countries Manufacture Their Own Weapons?
South Africa designs and exports complete weapon systems. Nigeria has signed three multi-billion-dollar industrial pledges since mid-2025 but confirmed delivered...
Who Actually Controls Yemen’s Military in 2026?
Yemen's war now runs through at least five armed forces with separate chains of command and separate foreign backers. Here...
Sudan Defence Budget: What SIPRI, the Finance Ministry and the Collapsing Pound Actually Show
SIPRI last recorded Sudanese military spending in 2021. This page shows the year-by-year series, what officials have said since, and...
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ASELSAN Unveils Containerised GÖKDENİZ CIWS to Shield Merchant Ships and Tankers From Drones
ASELSAN showed a deployable, container-based GÖKDENİZ close-in weapon system for the first time at EURONAVAL 2026, pitching it for commercial...
Sudan’s Army Says It Downed an FH-95 Drone Near Wad Banda; AKINCI Air-to-Air Kill Claim Unconfirmed
Sudan's army says its air defences downed an FH-95 drone south of Wad Banda, West Kordofan, on 2 November. Clash...
HAVELSAN–DICON MoU: What Nigeria’s ‘$2.5 Billion’ Defence Software Deal Means
DICON values its AFRIDEX memorandum with HAVELSAN at about $2.5 billion; HAVELSAN gives no figure. What the framework deal says...
Which African Countries Operate the TUSAS Anka and Aksungur Drones?
Chad and Niger are the confirmed African operators of the TUSAS Anka and Aksungur drones. Tunisia has deliveries but no...
How Strong Is Ghana’s Military in 2026?
Ghana has no tanks, fighter jets or submarines, but it is diversifying its army's wheeled vehicles, renewing its Air Force...
Ankara Talks on Unifying Libya’s Rival Armed Forces End Without a Deal: What Is Known
Libya's eastern and western military delegations met in Ankara on 23-24 October 2026 to discuss merging their forces under Turkish...
Indian Navy Commandos Airdropped by C-17 Free Hijacked Fishing Vessel Azini Off Somalia
India says Navy marine commandos, airdropped from an IAF C-17, retook the Iranian fishing vessel Azini from Somali pirates and freed all 20 crew after a 48-hour operation. A Puntland...
ASELSAN Unveils Containerised GÖKDENİZ CIWS to Shield Merchant Ships and Tankers From Drones
ASELSAN showed a deployable, container-based GÖKDENİZ close-in weapon system for the first time at EURONAVAL 2026, pitching it for commercial ships and tankers in high-risk waterways. Specifications and customers have...
Ethiopia Reportedly Expels Sudan’s Assosa Consulate Staff as Sudan’s Army Says It Downed Another Drone From Ethiopia
Ethiopia has reportedly shut Sudan's consulate in Assosa and given its staff 48 hours to leave, after Khartoum complained to the UN and AU over drones it says are launched...
Turkish Flag Burned in Somalia’s Diinsoor as Anger at Ankara’s Role in the South West Crisis Spreads
Protesters in Diinsoor, a Bay-region town recently taken by Laftagareen-aligned forces, burned a Turkish flag. What is reported, what is established about Turkey's air role, and what remains unverified.
Uganda’s Army Arrests Ex-Deputy Chief Peter Elwelu in Soroti, Says It Seized 15 Guns
The UPDF says retired Lt. Gen. Peter Elwelu, a former Deputy Chief of Defence Forces, was arrested in Soroti City on 2 November after a manhunt over alleged plans to...
Egypt Says It Is Ready to Act Under Its Defence Pact With Sudan as Drones From ‘a Neighbouring Country’ Hit Sudan’s Grid
A joint Egypt-Sudan statement issued in Cairo on 2 November says Egypt is ready to take measures under international law and the Joint Defence Agreement to protect red lines in...
Defence Mena cover image. Indian Navy marine commandos, parachuted into the sea from an Indian...
A model merchant ship carrying the deployable GÖKDENİZ configuration on ASELSAN's EURONAVAL 2026 stand. Photo:...
Defence Mena cover image. Ethiopia has closed Sudan's consulate in Assosa, declared its staff persona...
Turkish Flag Burned in Somalia’s Diinsoor as Anger at Ankara’s Role in the South West Crisis Spreads
A video showing protesters burning a Turkish flag in Diinsoor, in the Bay region of...
Defence Mena cover image. Uganda's army says it has arrested retired Lt. Gen. Peter Elwelu,...
Defence Mena cover image. Egypt says it is ready to take "all necessary measures and...
The EU Council has extended Operation Irini, its naval mission off Libya, to March 2029...
Cameroon has ordered a Metal Shark 38 Defiant patrol boat through the US Foreign Military...