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Which African Countries Operate the Paramount Mbombe and Marauder?
Which African Countries Operate the Paramount Mbombe and Marauder?
Where Egypt and Nigeria’s Militaries Differ Most
Where Egypt and Nigeria’s Militaries Differ Most
ASELSAN Seeks Local Manufacturing Partner in Nigeria
ASELSAN Seeks Local Manufacturing Partner in Nigeria
Which African Countries Fly the A-29 Super Tucano?
Which African Countries Fly the A-29 Super Tucano?
Ejder 6×6: The Nurol APC That Went From Georgia to Syria
Ejder 6×6: The Nurol APC That Went From Georgia to Syria
SUNGUR: ROKETSAN’s Short-Range Air Defence Missile Explained
SUNGUR: ROKETSAN’s Short-Range Air Defence Missile Explained
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Which African Countries Operate the Paramount Mbombe and Marauder?

Which African Countries Operate the Paramount Mbombe and Marauder?

Verified African operators of Paramount's Mbombe and Marauder armoured vehicles: status, quantities, sources and a live map, updated October 2026.

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Where Egypt and Nigeria’s Militaries Differ Most

Where Egypt and Nigeria’s Militaries Differ Most

Egypt fields Africa's largest, most diversified armed forces; Nigeria's smaller force is built for the counter-insurgency and anti-piracy fights it is actually having. This comparison sets budgets, air, land and...

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ASELSAN Seeks Local Manufacturing Partner in Nigeria

ASELSAN Seeks Local Manufacturing Partner in Nigeria

ASELSAN CEO Ahmet Akyol says the Turkish defence group is scouting Nigerian partners to produce its systems locally, as naval inspections, air-defence demonstrations and a DICON joint venture deepen the...

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Which African Countries Fly the A-29 Super Tucano?

Which African Countries Fly the A-29 Super Tucano?

Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Mali and Mauritania fly the A-29, Angola has six, Togo's four are on order, and Senegal and Ghana never took delivery.

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Ejder 6×6: The Nurol APC That Went From Georgia to Syria

Ejder 6×6: The Nurol APC That Went From Georgia to Syria

The six-wheeled Ejder APC: how Nurol's legacy carrier went from Georgia to Burkina Faso, Syria and Somalia, and what is known about its specs and price.

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SUNGUR: ROKETSAN’s Short-Range Air Defence Missile Explained

SUNGUR: ROKETSAN’s Short-Range Air Defence Missile Explained

SUNGUR is ROKETSAN's man-portable air defence missile with an 8km range, built to replace the Stinger. Specs, timeline, Indonesia and operator status.

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