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African-Made Armoured Vehicles Built on the Continent
Nine armoured vehicles designed or built in Africa, from Mbombe 4, Ara and Ezugwu to Fahd, Fuchs 2 and WhAP, with origin, operators and status.
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African-Made Armoured Vehicles Built on the Continent
Nine armoured vehicles designed or built in Africa, from Mbombe 4, Ara and Ezugwu to Fahd, Fuchs 2 and WhAP, with origin, operators and status.
MAM-L, MAM-C and MAM-T Explained: ROKETSAN’s Smart Micro Munition Family
ROKETSAN's MAM-C, MAM-L and MAM-T smart micro munitions explained: specs, IIR variants, platforms, and which countries have confirmed combat use.
Which African Countries Operate the Otokar Cobra and Cobra II?
Seven African forces have documented Cobra or Cobra II use, five more have deliveries, and Morocco's 200-vehicle Cobra II order is under contract.
Bayraktar TB2 in Libya: What Did Its Combat Use Actually Show?
UN investigators judged Turkish drones, electronic warfare and air defence together decisive in the defeat of Haftar's forces around Tripoli in 2020. What the TB2 did in Libya, what it...
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Su-30 Family Explained: Every Flanker Variant in African Air Force Service
The Su-30 split into two manufacturing lines and at least eight major production variants after its early-1990s debut, but only three ever reached an African air force: Algeria's Su-30MKA, Uganda's...
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