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Algeria’s S-300: What’s Confirmed, What Isn’t
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Morocco’s Attack Helicopters Explained: From Gazelle to Apache
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Kenya Receives Eight Refurbished MD500 Helicopters in US-South Korea-Kenya Trilateral Deal
Kenya has taken delivery of eight refurbished MD500 helicopters under a trilateral deal in which South Korea donated retired airframes and the United States funded...
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Denel’s Pretoria Metal Pressings Faces New Union Showdown Over Pay and Governance
Nigus Hercules and India’s ADSL to Build Nigerian Defence MRO Centre of Excellence
Mali Air Force Aircraft: How Many Helicopters, Fighter Jets and Drones Does Mali Have?
Indian Navy Commandos Airdropped by C-17 Free Hijacked Fishing Vessel Azini Off Somalia
ASELSAN Unveils Containerised GÖKDENİZ CIWS to Shield Merchant Ships and Tankers From Drones
Ethiopia Reportedly Expels Sudan’s Assosa Consulate Staff as Sudan’s Army Says It Downed Another Drone From Ethiopia
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SAMIDRC in the DRC: What Combat Against M23 Showed About South African Equipment
South Africa's SAMIDRC deployment to the DRC lost 14 soldiers and saw armoured vehicles damaged, abandoned or captured in fighting...
Denel Rooivalk vs Mi-24/Mi-35: Africa’s Attack Helicopters Compared
South Africa's locally designed Rooivalk and the Soviet-era Mi-24/Mi-35 family are the two attack helicopter types that actually fly combat...
How Many Patriot Missile Batteries Does Saudi Arabia Actually Have?
Saudi Arabia has operated Patriot since the 1991 Gulf War and used it for a decade against Houthi missiles and...
Otokar Cobra II vs Arquus Bastion vs NORINCO VN4: How Three Light Armoured 4x4s Compare for African Forces
Otokar Cobra II, Arquus Bastion and NORINCO VN4 compared: published specs, mine protection claims, documented African operators and what buyers...
Offshore Patrol Vessels and Coastal Security in African Navies
Offshore patrol vessels have become African navies' main tool for policing exclusive economic zones and coastlines against piracy, IUU fishing...
Can China Loosen Russia’s Grip on Algeria’s Armed Forces?
For six decades Algeria bought almost all its fighters, tanks and air defences from one supplier. New SIPRI data and...
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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...
Which African Countries Have Military Drones?
A tracked, status-labelled database of which African air forces and armies fly Bayraktar TB2, Akinci, Wing Loong and CH-series drones,...
Ethiopian Air Force Aircraft Inventory (2026): Every Type, Who Built It
Ethiopia’s air force marked 90 years in January 2026 with a pledge to double its fleet by 2030 — even...
Light attack aircraft for African counter-insurgency air forces: what is in service and on order
Which light attack aircraft and armed trainers do African air forces use against insurgents? A-29, Hürkuş-C, M-346FA, L-39 Skyfox and...
Bayraktar TB2 and Akinci in Mali and Burkina Faso: What Combat Use Has Shown
Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger bought the Bayraktar TB2 in 2022 and later added the Akinci. The drones helped retake...
How Nigeria Built Its Turkish-Chinese Drone Fleet
Nigeria operates one of Africa's most mixed drone fleets: 43 Turkish Bayraktar TB2s on order, Chinese Wing Loong II and...
Kenya Receives Eight Refurbished MD500 Helicopters in US-South Korea-Kenya Trilateral Deal
Kenya has taken delivery of eight refurbished MD500 helicopters under a trilateral deal in which South Korea donated retired airframes and the United States funded and managed their overhaul.
Morocco Orders Two Dutch Unmanned Surface Vessels for Mine Countermeasures and Anti-Submarine Warfare
The Royal Moroccan Navy has ordered two Dutch-built uncrewed surface vessels for mine countermeasures and anti-submarine warfare under a 13 million euro export licence. The deal adds an unmanned layer...
Mali Defence Budget: How Much Does Mali Spend on Its Military?
Mali's military spending year by year from 2015 to 2026: SIPRI estimates, the 2025 and 2026 finance laws, what is left out of the headline figure, and how Mali compares...
Algeria’s S-300: What’s Confirmed, What Isn’t
Algeria has fielded the Russian S-300PMU2 long-range air defence system since 2008, under a 2006 arms package whose exact size Algiers has never disclosed. A newer Russian system, the S-400,...
Chinese Drones in Nigeria: What Five Years of Combat Use Have Shown
The Nigerian Air Force has flown Chinese Wing Loong II, CH-3 and CH-4 drones since 2020. Six years on, the public record shows a growing fleet, acknowledged crashes, a mass-casualty...
Morocco’s Attack Helicopters Explained: From Gazelle to Apache
Morocco is rebuilding its attack-helicopter force around the Boeing AH-64E Apache while its Gazelle and Puma fleets are phased out and a Caracal special-operations order is delivered. Here is what...
Trade union Solidarity has written to Denel's senior leadership demanding urgent engagement over Pretoria Metal...
Nigeria's Nigus Hercules and India's Airbornics Defence & Space (ADSL) have signed a cooperation agreement...
Mali's air force has been rebuilt since 2017 around Russian helicopters and jets and Turkish...
Defence Mena cover image. Indian Navy marine commandos, parachuted into the sea from an Indian...
A model merchant ship carrying the deployable GÖKDENİZ configuration on ASELSAN's EURONAVAL 2026 stand. Photo:...
Defence Mena cover image. Ethiopia has closed Sudan's consulate in Assosa, declared its staff persona...
Turkish Flag Burned in Somalia’s Diinsoor as Anger at Ankara’s Role in the South West Crisis Spreads
A video showing protesters burning a Turkish flag in Diinsoor, in the Bay region of...
Defence Mena cover image. Uganda's army says it has arrested retired Lt. Gen. Peter Elwelu,...