Why Did Egypt Buy (and Build) the K9 Howitzer?
African Armed Forces
DefenceMENA: Africa defence industry, procurement and security news
CIRIT Laser-Guided Missile Explained: ROKETSAN’s 70mm Precision Rocket
Land Systems
Mi-24 and Mi-35 Attack Helicopters in Africa: What Combat in Nigeria, Mali and Uganda Has Shown
African Armed Forces
UN Renews Darfur Arms Embargo, Rejects Sudan-Wide Expansion
East Africa
Morocco Reportedly Asked the US to Train Pilots on the F-35A
Air Platforms
Lockheed Martin: What It Makes, Who Owns It and Who Operates Its Systems
African Armed Forces
African Armed Forces
Why Did Egypt Buy (and Build) the K9 Howitzer?
Egypt signed the largest K9 export deal ever in February 2022 to replace its M109 fleet with a 52-calibre gun it builds itself at Military...
Read more
MRAPs in African Service: From the Casspir to Today’s Mine-Protected Fleets
Why Does Libya Still Have Two Militaries in 2026?
Largest Armies in Africa: Top 10 by Active Personnel
Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters Says It Will Partner With AES States to Reposition the MNJTF
African Military Ranks Comparison: Officer and NCO Equivalents Across Ten Armies, Against NATO OF/OR Codes
Nigerian Air Force Pilot Salary: Pay, Allowances and Career Path
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Why Did Egypt Buy (and Build) the K9 Howitzer?
Egypt signed the largest K9 export deal ever in February 2022 to replace its M109 fleet with a 52-calibre gun it builds itself at Military Factory 200. This explainer reconstructs...
CIRIT Laser-Guided Missile Explained: ROKETSAN’s 70mm Precision Rocket
CIRIT is ROKETSAN's 2.75-inch laser-guided missile, built as a complete guided round and fielded by Turkiye and the UAE, with a new counter-drone variant unveiled in 2026.
Mi-24 and Mi-35 Attack Helicopters in Africa: What Combat in Nigeria, Mali and Uganda Has Shown
Nigeria's Mi-35s and Mali's Mi-24s have flown more counter-insurgency combat than any other attack helicopters in West Africa. The record shows useful firepower, confirmed crashes, disputed shoot-downs, delayed Russian deliveries...
UN Renews Darfur Arms Embargo, Rejects Sudan-Wide Expansion
The UN Security Council unanimously extended Darfur sanctions and the arms embargo to 11 December, but Russia and China blocked a US push to expand the embargo to all of...
Morocco Reportedly Asked the US to Train Pilots on the F-35A
Morocco has asked Washington to train Royal Moroccan Air Force pilots on the F-35A, Moroccan media report, ahead of any formal purchase decision. The request follows two US F-35As flying...
Lockheed Martin: What It Makes, Who Owns It and Who Operates Its Systems
Lockheed Martin Corporation is the world’s largest defence contractor by revenue, a publicly traded US aerospace and arms company based in Bethesda, Maryland, with net sales of $75.0 billion in...
Mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicles have become a backbone of counter-insurgency and peace-support operations across Africa,...
Libya has had no single army since 2014. Two rival administrations each claim to run...
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...
This Turkish Aerospace company profile sets out who owns TUSAŞ, what it builds and where...