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Nigerian Air Force Lists 12 Aksungur Drones and Six T129 Helicopters Among Expected Aircraft
The Nigerian Air Force lists 12 TUSAŞ Aksungur drones, six T129 ATAKs and two CH-4Ds as expected aircraft. No contract value or delivery dates were...
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Nigerian Air Force Lists 12 Aksungur Drones and Six T129 Helicopters Among Expected Aircraft
The Nigerian Air Force lists 12 TUSAŞ Aksungur drones, six T129 ATAKs and two CH-4Ds as expected aircraft. No contract value or delivery dates were given.
RSF Drones Reportedly Target Wad Madani and Um Rawaba; Military Source Says Sudan’s Army Shot Them Down
RSF drones reportedly targeted Wad Madani and Um Rawaba on 25 October. A military source says the army shot them down; no official statement or toll yet.
RTX Company Profile: What the World’s Second-Largest Arms Maker Builds and Where Africa Fits In
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Uganda Rotates in Battle Group 48 to Somalia as AUSSOM Funding Crisis Deepens
Uganda's UPDF handed over frontline duties in Somalia's Sector One to Battle Group 48 on October 10. The rotation comes as the African Union mission it serves under faces a...
RSF Commander in Nyala Says He Has Defected to Sudan’s Army; RSF Has Not Responded
An RSF officer who says he led the Nyala South sector announced in a video on 24 October that he had defected to Sudan's army. Neither side has confirmed it.
Iranian Drone Strikes Komala Base Near Erbil; Group Reports No Casualties as IRGC Claims Heavy Losses
A drone hit a Komala base in Erbil's Balisan area on 24 October. Komala blames the IRGC and reports no casualties; the IRGC claims heavy losses without figures.
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