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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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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.
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BAMEX 2026: Mali Defence Exhibition in Bamako on 9-13 November to Feature More Than 20 Turkish Firms
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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
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Debris From Two Intercepted Houthi Missiles Injures Two in Khamis Mushait and Ahad Rafidah, Saudi Civil Defence Says
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