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Denel Posts Revenue Rebound but Faces Ninth Straight Audit Disclaimer
Denel Posts Revenue Rebound but Faces Ninth Straight Audit Disclaimer
Why Did Uganda Buy the Su-30MK2?
Why Did Uganda Buy the Su-30MK2?
Ethiopian Army Reaches Zalambessa on the Eritrean Border: What Is Confirmed
Ethiopian Army Reaches Zalambessa on the Eritrean Border: What Is Confirmed
Kabila Heads New Congo Rebel Front With M23: What the FRN Announcement Confirms
Kabila Heads New Congo Rebel Front With M23: What the FRN Announcement Confirms
TRG-230, TRLG-230 and TRG-300: ROKETSAN’s Guided Rocket Artillery Explained
TRG-230, TRLG-230 and TRG-300: ROKETSAN’s Guided Rocket Artillery Explained
Which Border Surveillance Systems Have African Armies Bought for Land Borders?
Which Border Surveillance Systems Have African Armies Bought for Land Borders?
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Denel Posts Revenue Rebound but Faces Ninth Straight Audit Disclaimer

Denel Posts Revenue Rebound but Faces Ninth Straight Audit Disclaimer

Denel told South Africa's Parliament its revenue climbed 16% in 2025/26 and it returned to positive operating cash flow, but the state-owned arms maker was handed a disclaimer audit opinion...

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Why Did Uganda Buy the Su-30MK2?

Why Did Uganda Buy the Su-30MK2?

Uganda bought six Su-30MK2s in 2011 to protect its oil region and strike at range, paying from central bank reserves before Parliament approved it. Here is what the record shows...

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Ethiopian Army Reaches Zalambessa on the Eritrean Border: What Is Confirmed

Ethiopian Army Reaches Zalambessa on the Eritrean Border: What Is Confirmed

Ethiopian federal troops have advanced from Adigrat to Zalambessa on the Eritrean border, with Eritrean forces reported on the town's northern outskirts. What Reuters, AFP and ACLED confirm, which crossing...

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Kabila Heads New Congo Rebel Front With M23: What the FRN Announcement Confirms

Kabila Heads New Congo Rebel Front With M23: What the FRN Announcement Confirms

Former president Joseph Kabila launched the Front for the Refoundation of the Nation in M23-held Goma on 12 October 2026, saying the coalition will fight Kinshasa by any means including...

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TRG-230, TRLG-230 and TRG-300: ROKETSAN’s Guided Rocket Artillery Explained

TRG-230, TRLG-230 and TRG-300: ROKETSAN’s Guided Rocket Artillery Explained

What are ROKETSAN's TRG-230, TRLG-230 and TRG-300 (KAPLAN) guided rockets? Official range, guidance and accuracy figures, plus confirmed Bangladesh, Azerbaijan and Ukraine users, with sources.

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Which Border Surveillance Systems Have African Armies Bought for Land Borders?

Which Border Surveillance Systems Have African Armies Bought for Land Borders?

Five kinds of border surveillance equipment have documented African users, from US-funded Egyptian and Tunisian networks to portable radars, Turkish TB2 and Chinese drones.

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