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Why Morocco Bought the Barak MX Air Defense System
Why Morocco Bought the Barak MX Air Defense System
How Germany Built Egypt’s Submarines, Then Pulled Back
How Germany Built Egypt’s Submarines, Then Pulled Back
Denel and Sparcx Sign MoU to Integrate FW-VTOL Drone into Public-Safety Systems
Denel and Sparcx Sign MoU to Integrate FW-VTOL Drone into Public-Safety Systems
EDGE Delivers Six HT-100 Naval Drones to Angola Ahead of First Corvette Handover
EDGE Delivers Six HT-100 Naval Drones to Angola Ahead of First Corvette Handover
Which Countries Use the Ejder Yalçın? Operators, Orders and Deliveries in 2026
Which Countries Use the Ejder Yalçın? Operators, Orders and Deliveries in 2026
Czech Rifle Maker CZ Explores South Africa as a SADC Production Hub
Czech Rifle Maker CZ Explores South Africa as a SADC Production Hub
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Why Morocco Bought the Barak MX Air Defense System

Why Morocco Bought the Barak MX Air Defense System

Morocco's $500m Barak MX deal with Israel: the Hawk-era gap it filled, the 2020 normalization that opened the channel, what it cost, and the satellite evidence behind its reported 2026...

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How Germany Built Egypt’s Submarines, Then Pulled Back

How Germany Built Egypt’s Submarines, Then Pulled Back

Germany delivered four Type 209 submarines, four MEKO A200 frigates and an IRIS-T air-defence package to Egypt, then its own export approvals collapsed from a record €4.34 billion in 2021...

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Denel and Sparcx Sign MoU to Integrate FW-VTOL Drone into Public-Safety Systems

Denel and Sparcx Sign MoU to Integrate FW-VTOL Drone into Public-Safety Systems

Denel Aerospace and South African firm Sparcx have signed an MoU to integrate Denel's FW-VTOL drone into public-safety operations, announced at AAD 2026.

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EDGE Delivers Six HT-100 Naval Drones to Angola Ahead of First Corvette Handover

EDGE Delivers Six HT-100 Naval Drones to Angola Ahead of First Corvette Handover

EDGE Group has delivered six ANAVIA HT-100 naval VTOL drones to the Angolan Navy, completing factory trials as the first of three EDGE/CMN-built BR71 Mk II corvettes nears delivery.

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Which Countries Use the Ejder Yalçın? Operators, Orders and Deliveries in 2026

Which Countries Use the Ejder Yalçın? Operators, Orders and Deliveries in 2026

Every documented Ejder Yalçın user, from Türkiye and Qatar to Chad, Senegal and Hungary's Gidrán, with status, quantities and source conflicts.

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Czech Rifle Maker CZ Explores South Africa as a SADC Production Hub

Czech Rifle Maker CZ Explores South Africa as a SADC Production Hub

Czech firearms maker CZ says it is exploring South Africa as a future regional production and support hub for the SADC market, building on a Gauteng presence and a BREN...

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