Sudan’s Army Fields About 100 Pakistani Mohafiz-V Armoured Vehicles
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ASELSAN Signs $442.5 Million Export Contract for Radar, Counter-Drone and Command-and-Control Systems
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STM Says TUNGA-X Interceptor Drone Destroyed Target Drone in Turkish Navy’s First Unmanned Systems Exercise
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Sudan’s Army Fields About 100 Pakistani Mohafiz-V Armoured Vehicles
Sudan's army has deployed roughly 100 Pakistani-made Mohafiz-V armoured vehicles since mid-2026, part of a murky $1.5 billion arms package meant to counter the RSF's...
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Africa’s Most Widely Exported Armoured Vehicles, Ranked by Number of Operating Countries
Six foreign-designed armoured vehicle families dominate African orders since 2007. Ranked by the number of African countries with a documented...
Where Egypt and Nigeria’s Militaries Differ Most
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Egypt Hosts Horn of Africa Summit as Ethiopia-Eritrea Break Ties
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Algeria’s Missile Forces Explained
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Algeria’s Su-30MKA Fleet Explained
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Sudan’s Army Fields About 100 Pakistani Mohafiz-V Armoured Vehicles
Sudan's army has deployed roughly 100 Pakistani-made Mohafiz-V armoured vehicles since mid-2026, part of a murky $1.5 billion arms package meant to counter the RSF's pickup-truck-borne forces.
Nigeria’s Navy Commissions First of Ten SEEPCO-Funded Security Vessels
The Nigerian Navy has inducted SSV Kali-3, the first of ten privately funded patrol vessels built under a deal with oil firm SEEPCO to counter piracy and crude theft in...
BAMEX 2026: Mali Defence Exhibition in Bamako on 9-13 November to Feature More Than 20 Turkish Firms
BAMEX 2026 runs at FEBAK in Bamako, Mali, on 9-13 November with demo days; Anadolu says Baykar, ASELSAN and ROKETSAN are among 20-plus Turkish exhibitors.
ASELSAN Signs $442.5 Million Export Contract for Radar, Counter-Drone and Command-and-Control Systems
ASELSAN told KAP on 23 October it has signed a USD 442.5m export contract with an unnamed international customer for radar, counter-drone and C2 systems.
STM Says TUNGA-X Interceptor Drone Destroyed Target Drone in Turkish Navy’s First Unmanned Systems Exercise
STM says its TUNGA-X interceptor drone destroyed a target drone in TURNAs-2026, the Turkish Navy's first unmanned systems exercise, held off Antalya on 19–27 October.
Debris From Two Intercepted Houthi Missiles Injures Two in Khamis Mushait and Ahad Rafidah, Saudi Civil Defence Says
Saudi Civil Defence says debris from two intercepted Houthi ballistic missiles injured two people and damaged three homes and seven vehicles in Asir on 25 October.
Ethiopia's acquisition of the Sukhoi Su-35 multirole fighter is tracked here from the first leaked...
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...
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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:...