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Mali Air Force Aircraft: How Many Helicopters, Fighter Jets and Drones Does Mali Have?
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
Egypt Says It Is Ready to Act Under Its Defence Pact With Sudan as Drones From ‘a Neighbouring Country’ Hit Sudan’s Grid Defence Cooperation
EU Extends Operation Irini to 2029, Adds Russia Shadow-Fleet Task
EU Extends Operation Irini to 2029, Adds Russia Shadow-Fleet Task Analysis & Geopolitics
Cameroon Orders Metal Shark 38 Defiant Patrol Boat
Cameroon Orders Metal Shark 38 Defiant Patrol Boat Central Africa
Fast Attack Craft and Missile Boats in African Naval Service
Fast Attack Craft and Missile Boats in African Naval Service African Armed Forces
Which African Countries Manufacture Their Own Weapons?
Which African Countries Manufacture Their Own Weapons? African Armed Forces
Senegalese Army Weapons and Equipment List (2026): Who Built the Arsenal
Senegalese Army Weapons and Equipment List (2026): Who Built the Arsenal African Armed Forces
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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

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...

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EU Extends Operation Irini to 2029, Adds Russia Shadow-Fleet Task

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 jobs — tracking Russia's shadow fleet and protecting undersea infrastructure...

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Cameroon Orders Metal Shark 38 Defiant Patrol Boat

Cameroon Orders Metal Shark 38 Defiant Patrol Boat

Cameroon has ordered a Metal Shark 38 Defiant patrol boat through the US Foreign Military Sales system — a modest but steady addition to a navy focused on Gulf of...

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Fast Attack Craft and Missile Boats in African Naval Service

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 Mk III to South Africa's decommissioned Warrior-class strike craft.

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Which African Countries Manufacture Their Own Weapons?

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 hardware from none of them. DefenceMENA classifies eleven African states...

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Senegalese Army Weapons and Equipment List (2026): Who Built the Arsenal

Senegalese Army Weapons and Equipment List (2026): Who Built the Arsenal

A full system-by-system list of the Senegalese Army's armoured vehicles, artillery and anti-tank weapons in 2026, with each type traced back to the country and company that built it —...

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