Mecca Alliance Activated: Turkey and Pakistan to Deploy Forces to Saudi Arabia — What the Statement Says
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Wing Loong II in Libya: How Did China’s Armed Drone Perform in Combat?
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South Africa Trains 12 African Nations in Chemical Incident Response
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South Africa Puts Five Brigades Through Exercise Vukuhlome V
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Morocco’s GPS-Free Matador Drone: What’s Confirmed
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Military Helicopters of African Armed Forces in 2026
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Analysis & Geopolitics
Mecca Alliance Activated: Turkey and Pakistan to Deploy Forces to Saudi Arabia — What the Statement Says
Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan invoked their Mecca defence pact for the first time on 5 October 2026, agreeing to rapidly deploy agreed forces to...
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Mecca Alliance Activated: Turkey and Pakistan to Deploy Forces to Saudi Arabia — What the Statement Says
Saudi Arabia, Türkiye and Pakistan invoked their Mecca defence pact for the first time on 5 October 2026, agreeing to rapidly deploy agreed forces to the kingdom after Houthi attacks....
Wing Loong II in Libya: How Did China’s Armed Drone Perform in Combat?
UN investigators found that UAE-operated Wing Loong II drones gave Haftar's LNA a long-range, night-capable strike edge in 2019, were linked to deadly strikes, lost airframes as air defences grew,...
South Africa Trains 12 African Nations in Chemical Incident Response
The SANDF ran a nine-day OPCW-recognised course for first responders from 12 African countries near Pretoria in September — training only South Africa is certified to deliver on the continent.
South Africa Puts Five Brigades Through Exercise Vukuhlome V
The SANDF's largest annual readiness drill is under way at Lohatla, running five brigades through divisional-level planning and tactical exercises until December. All 16 SADC states have been invited to...
Morocco’s GPS-Free Matador Drone: What’s Confirmed
A Rabat-founded startup, Ballistic Defense System, says its Matador drone reaches and strikes targets using layered AI navigation agents instead of GPS. It is now seeking Royal Armed Forces runway...
Military Helicopters of African Armed Forces in 2026
African air forces fly a mix of Soviet-era Hind and Hip helicopters, a locally designed attack helicopter, and newly delivered Western Apache and Gazelle types. This gallery profiles eight helicopter...
Morocco's aerospace sector has grown from five companies in 2000 to roughly 160 today, and...
Only two African states have a ballistic missile capability that is both documented by independent...
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...