Saudi Arabia Says It Intercepted Two Houthi Missiles Fired Towards Mecca and Medina; Houthis Deny Targeting Holy Cities
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Otokar Cobra II vs Arquus Bastion vs NORINCO VN4: How Three Light Armoured 4x4s Compare for African Forces
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General Dynamics Company Profile: What the World’s Fifth-Largest Arms Maker Builds, and Where Africa Fits In
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Morocco Delivers Military Vehicles to Liberia as AFL Soldiers Prepare for Commando Training
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Air Defense & Missiles
Saudi Arabia Says It Intercepted Two Houthi Missiles Fired Towards Mecca and Medina; Houthis Deny Targeting Holy Cities
Saudi Civil Defence says two Houthi ballistic missiles fired towards Mecca and Medina were intercepted on 24 October, with debris in four places. Houthis deny...
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French Weapons Systems Still in African Military Service
Why Zambia Bought the Bell 412: Deal, Cost and Status
The UAE Ordered 80 Rafales From France. French Jets Defended It First
SSB’s Görgün Hosts Qatar’s Sheikh Saoud Al Thani After Bedir Defence Industry MoU
SANDF Flags Vehicle Shortage on Operation Prosper, South Africa’s Anti-Gang Deployment
Russian Infauna Electronic Warfare Vehicle Appears With Africa Corps in Mali
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5 Alternatives to Patriot for MENA
Patriot remains the most widely fielded air defence system in the Gulf, but procurement offices are weighing five alternatives on...
Evolution of the UAE’s Integrated Air and Missile Defence
From the 1989 fielding of the MIM-23B Improved HAWK to the PAC-3 MSE interceptors notified to Congress in December 2024,...
Project Hoefyster: Tracking South Africa’s Badger ICV Programme
Project Hoefyster, South Africa's programme to replace the Ratel with the Denel-built Badger ICV, has run eighteen years without a...
The Biggest Defence Deals of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia's largest defence contracts of the past two decades span fighter aircraft, missile defence, armoured vehicles and warships, ranked...
Main Battle Tanks of Arab Armies in 2026
Eight Arab armies field main battle tanks sourced from four different industrial traditions, from co-produced American Abrams to Russian-supplied T-90s....
Egypt vs Algeria Military Power in 2026
Algeria spends far more and Egypt fields far more. DefenceMENA compares Africa's two largest militaries across budget, manpower, air, land,...
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Saudi Arabia Says It Intercepted Two Houthi Missiles Fired Towards Mecca and Medina; Houthis Deny Targeting Holy Cities
Saudi Civil Defence says two Houthi ballistic missiles fired towards Mecca and Medina were intercepted on 24 October, with debris in four places. Houthis deny it.
Armscor and Unisa Sign MoU to Build Cyber-Defence Skills Pipeline
Armscor has signed a memorandum of understanding with the University of South Africa to build cyber-defence training and research capacity, linking the state procurement agency's in-house academy to a mass-enrolment...
Israel Opens First National Pavilion at Morocco’s Marrakech Airshow
Israel's defence ministry fielded its first national pavilion at a Moroccan arms show this month, days after France restricted Israeli exhibitors at Eurosatory. The debut formalises a fast-growing relationship that...
Otokar Cobra II vs Arquus Bastion vs NORINCO VN4: How Three Light Armoured 4x4s Compare for African Forces
Otokar Cobra II, Arquus Bastion and NORINCO VN4 compared: published specs, mine protection claims, documented African operators and what buyers should check.
General Dynamics Company Profile: What the World’s Fifth-Largest Arms Maker Builds, and Where Africa Fits In
What does General Dynamics make? Abrams tanks, armoured vehicles, submarines and Gulfstream jets. SIPRI rank, 2025 results and its documented links to Egypt and Morocco.
Morocco Delivers Military Vehicles to Liberia as AFL Soldiers Prepare for Commando Training
A Moroccan C-130 delivered four vehicles and other equipment to the Armed Forces of Liberia on 19 October, as about 140 soldiers prepare for commando training.
From Chad's Sahel patrols to Morocco's air-defence batteries, French-built aircraft, armoured vehicles and missiles remain...
Zambia is building up its Bell 412 fleet because its air force has flown a...
France sold the UAE its first Mirage jets in the 1980s, then Leclerc tanks, Baynunah...
SSB President Prof. Dr. Haluk Görgün hosts Qatar's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State...
South Africa's Defence Minister Angie Motshekga has confirmed the SANDF is grappling with an "operational...
Photographs shared online since 31 October appear to show a Russian RB-531B Infauna electronic warfare...
An EU training-mission commander says Mozambique's security forces recorded 154 insurgent attacks in Cabo Delgado...
The strongest air forces in Africa are the ones that pair a large fleet of...