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Morocco Signs EDGE Deal for Desert Sting 16 and Thunder P-31 Guided Munitions
The UAE's EDGE Group will supply the Royal Moroccan Air Force with Desert Sting 16 glide bombs and Thunder P-31 guidance kits for its unmanned...
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Morocco Signs EDGE Deal for Desert Sting 16 and Thunder P-31 Guided Munitions
The UAE's EDGE Group will supply the Royal Moroccan Air Force with Desert Sting 16 glide bombs and Thunder P-31 guidance kits for its unmanned combat fleet. A separate memorandum...
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CAKIR is ROKETSAN's multi-domain cruise missile, launched from air, land and sea platforms, with Qatar and Indonesia as its first confirmed customers.
Casspir and Mamba: What South Africa’s Mine-Protected Vehicles Proved in African Combat
The Casspir and Mamba, South Africa's V-hulled mine-protected vehicles, kept crews alive in documented blasts from AMISOM to Mozambique, but old fleets, scarce spares and the 2024 DRC fighting exposed...
India, Brazil Warships Arrive in South Africa for Exercise Ibsamar IX
The Indian frigate INS Tarkash and Brazilian corvette CV Barroso have arrived in Simon's Town for Ibsamar IX, the trilateral India-Brazil-South Africa maritime exercise running 8-21 October.
ASELSAN Cements African Push After AAD 2026 Showcase
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