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Nigeria Asks Czech Republic to Help Build an Ammunition Production Line
Nigeria's Minister of State for Defence has asked the Czech Republic to help the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria build a domestic ammunition production line,...
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Nigeria Asks Czech Republic to Help Build an Ammunition Production Line
Nigeria's Minister of State for Defence has asked the Czech Republic to help the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria build a domestic ammunition production line, as Abuja also explores Czech...
Israeli-Built Weapons Systems in African Military Service
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Nigeria's three JF-17 Thunders from Pakistan: the 2016 MoU, the $184.3m contract, the Boko Haram rationale, and why no fourth jet has followed.
India’s MKU to Build Optronics and Body-Armour Plant in Morocco
India's MKU plans a Morocco factory to produce Netro electro-optics and Kavro body armour locally, building on five years of supplying the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces and following Tata's WhAP...
Morocco and Harmattan AI to Build 2,000km-Range Irifi Strike Drone Locally
Morocco has signed a letter of intent with French startup Harmattan AI to build the Irifi, a 2,000km-range one-way strike drone, on Moroccan soil. The deal extends a June partnership...
Why Did Kenya Buy 118 Katmerciler HIZIR Armoured Vehicles?
Kenya's procurement board found that only Katmerciler's HIZIR met the KDF's IED-protection requirement, turning a tender into a single-source award for 118 vehicles worth $91.4 million. Here is what the...
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