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Is Oman’s Small Military Too Dependent on Just a Few Suppliers?
Oman fields one of the Gulf's smallest militaries, built almost entirely on British, American and Turkish equipment, astride the Strait of Hormuz. A single UK...
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Is Oman’s Small Military Too Dependent on Just a Few Suppliers?
Oman fields one of the Gulf's smallest militaries, built almost entirely on British, American and Turkish equipment, astride the Strait of Hormuz. A single UK or US licensing decision can...
Kenya Is Rearming Fast, But Its Air Force Still Flies 1970s Jets
Kenya has added an Israeli SPYDER air-defence battery, Turkish Bayraktar TB2 drones and American M1117 vehicles since 2024, backed by a Major Non-NATO Ally designation from Washington. This country profile...
Egypt’s Tornex Pushes Its Jabbar Drone Family at Back-to-Back Defence Shows
Egyptian firm Tornex has unveiled a full range of Jabbar drones, from a 150kg training target to a stealth-shaped turbojet variant, as Cairo's private defence sector pushes to build rather...
Morocco and UAE Deepen Military Ties as Algeria Cuts Off Abu Dhabi
Morocco and the UAE have widened their joint military committee just as Algeria severed diplomatic and airspace ties with Abu Dhabi. At stake: training, industrial cooperation, and a long-discussed Mirage...
Nigeria’s Air Force Left With a Single ATR-42 Maritime Patrol Aircraft
The loss of NAF 931 in a 5 October crash leaves Nigeria's air force with a single ATR 42-500 maritime patrol and ISR aircraft. Analysts say drones can only partly...
Libya’s Eastern Parliament Approves the 2019 Maritime Deal With Türkiye: What the Vote Changes
Libya's House of Representatives voted unanimously on 20 October 2026 to approve the 2019 Türkiye–Libya maritime memorandum and lift its 2020 boycott of Ankara. What was approved, what was not,...
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