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Spanish Special Forces Train Mauritania’s Commandos on ISR Drones
Spain's Mando de Operaciones Especiales has spent four weeks training two Mauritanian commando battalions to fly rotary-wing surveillance drones, part of a long-running bilateral security...
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Spanish Special Forces Train Mauritania’s Commandos on ISR Drones
Spain's Mando de Operaciones Especiales has spent four weeks training two Mauritanian commando battalions to fly rotary-wing surveillance drones, part of a long-running bilateral security programme aimed at building Mauritanian...
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Aramco told remaining staff to leave its Dhahran headquarters and work remotely on 22 October 2026, Reuters, AFP and Bloomberg reported. The order follows a 13 October Houthi strike on...
Qatar, Türkiye, Pakistan and Indonesia Sign the ‘Badr’ Defence Industry MoU: What It Covers
The four countries signed the Badr memorandum in Doha on 21 October 2026 for joint defence production, technology transfer, R&D and training. It is not a mutual defence pact, and...
Algeria’s Niamey Deployment: Why Analysts Call It a Sahel Policy Shift
In August 2026 Algeria flew Su-30 fighters, an Il-76 and an Il-78 tanker into Niger — its first overseas deployment since independence. Two months on, analysts say it marks a...
Milkor: Inside South Africa’s Grenade Launcher and Drone Maker
Milkor is a privately owned South African manufacturer whose 40 mm grenade launcher has been adopted in more than 60 countries, and whose Milkor 380 drone has entered service with...
Military Drones in the Sahel: Who Operates What, and Who Is Actually Supplying Them
Mali, Niger, Burkina Faso and Chad all fly Turkish combat drones bought since 2021-22. In 2026, Human Rights Watch and Bellingcat independently traced Shahed-type drones linked to Russia's Africa Corps...
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