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HAVELSAN’s Nigerian Footprint Goes Beyond the Afridex Stand: ADVENT Combat System, BAHA Drones and Simulators
HAVELSAN is using Afridex 2026 to highlight what it has already delivered to Nigeria: an ADVENT combat management system on two new Dearsan-built patrol vessels,...
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Tanzania Is Spending More on Defence. Its Hardware Hasn’t Changed Much
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Why Did Senegal Buy the Ground Master 400 Radar?
Senegal had no military long-range radar until Thales announced an order for Ground Master 400 radars and a SkyView command...
JF-17 Thunder Family Explained: Every Block, and Who Flies It
The JF-17 Thunder is a joint Chinese-Pakistani light multirole fighter built in four production standards plus a twin-seat trainer. This...
Why Did Burkina Faso Buy Chinese Armoured Vehicles?
Between June 2024 and October 2025 Burkina Faso received more than 200 Norinco armoured vehicles under a plan Captain Ibrahim...
Denel: Inside South Africa’s State-Owned Defence Giant and Its Export Products
Denel is South Africa's state-owned defence prime, spanning artillery, naval missiles, precision bombs, UAVs, an attack helicopter and armoured vehicles....
Strongest Militaries in West Africa in 2026: How the Sahel Bloc Compares
Nigeria still ranks highest in West Africa by Global Firepower's 2026 index, but the Alliance of Sahel States bloc's share...
Why Did Uganda Buy the Su-30MK2?
Uganda bought six Su-30MK2s in 2011 to protect its oil region and strike at range, paying from central bank reserves...
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Who Supplies Africa’s Weapons?
The US leads arms sales to Africa overall, but China leads in sub-Saharan Africa, Russia holds on despite a global...
Counter-Drone Systems for African Armies: Which Ones Are in Service?
EDM4S, ASELSAN İHTAR, BabaSky/UNICCON, Terra Industries' Kama and Centauri TriAD compared on the same criteria: who has actually fielded, contracted...
Turkish Defence Systems in African Military Service
Turkish drones, armoured vehicles, electro-optics and precision munitions are now fielded across the Sahel, West Africa and the Horn of...
Which African Countries Operate the Bayraktar TB2? (2026 Operator List)
Which African armies fly the Bayraktar TB2? An updated operator table with quantities, status (operational, delivered, contracted, reported), sources and...
Nigerian Air Force Aircraft Inventory (2026): Every Type, Who Built It
A full system-by-system list of the Nigerian Air Force's fighters, trainers, transport aircraft, helicopters and drones in 2026, each traced...
Nigeria’s Military Strength in 2026: Tanks, Jets and Turkish Drones
Nigeria fields Africa's largest army by personnel and West Africa's biggest defence budget, but inflation and salaries are eating the...
HAVELSAN’s Nigerian Footprint Goes Beyond the Afridex Stand: ADVENT Combat System, BAHA Drones and Simulators
HAVELSAN is using Afridex 2026 to highlight what it has already delivered to Nigeria: an ADVENT combat management system on two new Dearsan-built patrol vessels, a BAHA border-surveillance drone, and...
6 Alternatives to the Bayraktar TB2 for Africa
Six medium-altitude drones African air forces are buying, flying or weighing instead of Turkey's Bayraktar TB2, compared by verified specification, origin and current status in African service.
Ethiopia’s Military Drones (2026): Bayraktar TB2, Akinci and the Full UAV Fleet
Ethiopia flies drones from four foreign suppliers — Turkey, China, Iran and now Russia — and builds its own at two new domestic factories. Here is who built each part...
Turkish Firms Building Haftar Air Base Near Egyptian Border, Italian Agency Reports
Italian agency Agenzia Nova reports Turkish firms are building a Haftar air base at Jaghbub, about 23 km from Egypt's border; no official confirmation yet.
Mali Military Strength 2026: Army, Air Force, Budget and Suppliers
A sourced profile of Mali's armed forces in October 2026: personnel estimates, defence spending, air force and drones, suppliers, and the limits of the open-source data.
Loitering Munitions for African Armies: What Is Actually in Service?
Kamin-25, Safaroog, ZALA Lancet, Garpiya-A1 and UNIKAM compared on range, warhead, guidance and confirmed African use, from Sudan to Mali to Nigeria.
Tanzania is raising its defence budget faster than almost any other country in East Africa,...
Russia has offered to supply South Africa with aviation equipment, including Mi-17 helicopters, alongside railway...
Trade union Solidarity has written to Denel's senior leadership demanding urgent engagement over Pretoria Metal...
Nigeria's Nigus Hercules and India's Airbornics Defence & Space (ADSL) have signed a cooperation agreement...
Mali's air force has been rebuilt since 2017 around Russian helicopters and jets and Turkish...
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...