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Why Mali Expanded Its Drone Fleet: Timeline, Suppliers and Results
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Landmine Kills Eight Nigerian Soldiers Near Gamboru as Islamic State Claims Mairari Base Attack
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Iran Says Another Tanker Hit a Mine in Hormuz. No Ship Has Been Named, and UKMTO Calls Earlier Claims Unsubstantiated
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US Air Force Weighs Sending Four Retired KC-10 Tankers to Morocco
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Africa’s Largest Air Forces, Ranked by Combat-Capable Aircraft
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Qatar Says It Will Soon Announce a Defence Production Hub With a Regional Partner: What Is Confirmed
Qatar's defence minister of state told the Global Security Forum in Doha on 19 October 2026 that Qatar will soon announce a local defence production...
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Qatar Says It Will Soon Announce a Defence Production Hub With a Regional Partner: What Is Confirmed
Qatar's defence minister of state told the Global Security Forum in Doha on 19 October 2026 that Qatar will soon announce a local defence production hub and a regional partnership,...
Why Mali Expanded Its Drone Fleet: Timeline, Suppliers and Results
Mali's Bayraktar TB2 and Akinci drone purchases: the requirement after French and UN exits, the reported timeline, cost figures, stated reasons and what is unverified.
Landmine Kills Eight Nigerian Soldiers Near Gamboru as Islamic State Claims Mairari Base Attack
A command-detonated landmine killed eight Nigerian soldiers at Kinuba near Gamboru, Borno, on 17 October, AFP's sources say. The same day, Islamic State claimed the Mairari base attack with 21...
Iran Says Another Tanker Hit a Mine in Hormuz. No Ship Has Been Named, and UKMTO Calls Earlier Claims Unsubstantiated
The IRGC Navy says a tanker hit a mine and caught fire in the southern Strait of Hormuz on 18 October, its third such claim since Friday. No vessel has...
US Air Force Weighs Sending Four Retired KC-10 Tankers to Morocco
A US Air Force notice seeking to regenerate four retired KC-10 Extender tankers for a North African partner has been narrowed by Moroccan and specialist press to Morocco. A boom-equipped...
Africa’s Largest Air Forces, Ranked by Combat-Capable Aircraft
Nine African air forces ranked by combat-capable aircraft in service, using IISS Military Balance data. Egypt, Algeria and Morocco together outnumber the rest of the continent's ranked fleets combined.
The largest armies in Africa are led by Ethiopia and Egypt, with Morocco, Eritrea and...
Defence Mena cover image. Nigeria's Defence Headquarters said on 5 November 2026 that it is...
African military ranks look alike on shoulder boards and mean different things in practice: a...
Nigerian Air Force pilot salary follows the rank-based Consolidated Armed Forces Salary Structure (CONAFSS), with...
Defence Mena cover image. Egypt's Armed Forces said on 5 November 2026 that a four-month...
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Algeria military strength is measured most often by three numbers: a Global Firepower rank of...
Defence Mena cover image. Nigeria's Defence Headquarters on 5 November 2026 denied reports of a...