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Morocco Delivers Military Vehicles to Liberia as AFL Soldiers Prepare for Commando Training
Morocco Delivers Military Vehicles to Liberia as AFL Soldiers Prepare for Commando Training
Nigerian Air Force Says Five More AW109 Trekker Helicopters Are Ready for Delivery
Nigerian Air Force Says Five More AW109 Trekker Helicopters Are Ready for Delivery
Sudan’s Army Claims It Shot Down a Drone Crossing From Ethiopia and Retook Bakouri in Blue Nile
Sudan’s Army Claims It Shot Down a Drone Crossing From Ethiopia and Retook Bakouri in Blue Nile
Kenya Army Receives Eight Refurbished MD 500 Helicopters Donated by South Korea
Kenya Army Receives Eight Refurbished MD 500 Helicopters Donated by South Korea
South Africa and Mozambique Defence Chiefs Review Security Cooperation in Pretoria
South Africa and Mozambique Defence Chiefs Review Security Cooperation in Pretoria
South Africa’s Defence Exports Pass R10 Billion as AMD Eyes AAD 2028
South Africa’s Defence Exports Pass R10 Billion as AMD Eyes AAD 2028
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Morocco Delivers Military Vehicles to Liberia as AFL Soldiers Prepare for Commando Training

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.

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Nigerian Air Force Says Five More AW109 Trekker Helicopters Are Ready for Delivery

Nigerian Air Force Says Five More AW109 Trekker Helicopters Are Ready for Delivery

Leonardo has five more AW109 Trekker B helicopters ready for the Nigerian Air Force, with two more due by end-2026 and an MRO team planned, the NAF said on 22...

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Sudan’s Army Claims It Shot Down a Drone Crossing From Ethiopia and Retook Bakouri in Blue Nile

Sudan’s Army Claims It Shot Down a Drone Crossing From Ethiopia and Retook Bakouri in Blue Nile

Sudan's army claims it downed a 'strategic drone' that crossed from Ethiopia near Bakouri on 22 October and retook two Blue Nile areas. Neither claim is verified.

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Kenya Army Receives Eight Refurbished MD 500 Helicopters Donated by South Korea

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.

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South Africa and Mozambique Defence Chiefs Review Security Cooperation in Pretoria

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...

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South Africa’s Defence Exports Pass R10 Billion as AMD Eyes AAD 2028

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...

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