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Kenya Army Receives Eight Refurbished MD 500 Helicopters Donated by South Korea
Kenya's army took over eight ex-South Korean MD 500 Defender helicopters at Embakasi on 23 October, refurbished with US support under a 2021 UN peacekeeping...
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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...
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Bayraktar TB2 vs Wing Loong II vs CH-4: Armed Drones in Africa
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Kenya Army Receives Eight Refurbished MD 500 Helicopters Donated by South Korea
Kenya's army took over eight ex-South Korean MD 500 Defender helicopters at Embakasi on 23 October, refurbished with US support under a 2021 UN peacekeeping pledge.
South Africa and Mozambique Defence Chiefs Review Security Cooperation in Pretoria
SANDF Chief General Rudzani Maphwanya hosted Mozambique's armed forces chief in Pretoria to review cooperation begun in March, as both countries continue to grapple with the Cabo Delgado insurgency and...
South Africa’s Defence Exports Pass R10 Billion as AMD Eyes AAD 2028
South Africa's defence industry body AMD says the sector exported a record R10 billion in the past year, helped by a first-ever engagement with the state's export credit insurer. Leadership...
Turkish-Made Amazon Armoured Vehicles Spotted in Haftar-Aligned Libyan Parade
About 90 Turkish-made BMC Amazon 4x4 vehicles appeared in a Libyan Arab Armed Forces parade in the east, despite Ankara's formal defence ties running through the rival Tripoli government. Here...
THAAD: Who Operates It in the Middle East, and How Does It Work?
THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) is Lockheed Martin’s hit-to-kill missile defense system, built to intercept short-, medium- and intermediate-range ballistic missiles in their terminal phase, inside or just outside...
Offshore Patrol Vessels and Coastal Security in African Navies
Offshore patrol vessels have become African navies' main tool for policing exclusive economic zones and coastlines against piracy, IUU fishing and smuggling. This gallery explains how the vessels work and...
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