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Denel Aeronautics Pitches Rooivalk Mk1.1 Upgrade as Division Turns Profitable
Denel Aeronautics Pitches Rooivalk Mk1.1 Upgrade as Division Turns Profitable
South Africa’s Dinkwanyana Aerospace Unveils UVH-170 VTOL Drone at AAD 2026
South Africa’s Dinkwanyana Aerospace Unveils UVH-170 VTOL Drone at AAD 2026
Military Transport Aircraft Used by African Air Forces
Military Transport Aircraft Used by African Air Forces
ASELSAN Careers: Jobs, Internships and Graduate Programmes
ASELSAN Careers: Jobs, Internships and Graduate Programmes
ASELSAN Air Defence and Counter-Drone Systems: KORKUT, GÖKDENİZ, HİSAR, SİPER and İHTAR
ASELSAN Air Defence and Counter-Drone Systems: KORKUT, GÖKDENİZ, HİSAR, SİPER and İHTAR
ASELSAN Remote Weapon Stations: SARP and SMASH, and Who Uses Them
ASELSAN Remote Weapon Stations: SARP and SMASH, and Who Uses Them
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Denel Aeronautics Pitches Rooivalk Mk1.1 Upgrade as Division Turns Profitable

Denel Aeronautics Pitches Rooivalk Mk1.1 Upgrade as Division Turns Profitable

Denel Aeronautics has proposed a phased Rooivalk Mk1.1 upgrade to the South African Air Force, as the division reports itself the only consistently profitable Denel unit and signs new Embraer...

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South Africa’s Dinkwanyana Aerospace Unveils UVH-170 VTOL Drone at AAD 2026

South Africa’s Dinkwanyana Aerospace Unveils UVH-170 VTOL Drone at AAD 2026

South African start-up Dinkwanyana Aerospace has unveiled the UVH-170, a VTOL surveillance drone engineered for tropical climates, at AAD 2026. The company says a related system is already operational in...

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Military Transport Aircraft Used by African Air Forces

Military Transport Aircraft Used by African Air Forces

Eight military transport aircraft families in African service or on order: C-130, C295, CN-235, C-27J, Il-76, An-26, Y-9 and Y-12, and the C-390, with operators and status.

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ASELSAN Careers: Jobs, Internships and Graduate Programmes

ASELSAN Careers: Jobs, Internships and Graduate Programmes

How to apply to ASELSAN: the official careers portal, published GPA and English criteria, the a Yetenek internship and candidate-engineer programmes for 2026, job locations, and what is and is...

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ASELSAN Air Defence and Counter-Drone Systems: KORKUT, GÖKDENİZ, HİSAR, SİPER and İHTAR

ASELSAN Air Defence and Counter-Drone Systems: KORKUT, GÖKDENİZ, HİSAR, SİPER and İHTAR

ASELSAN designs and integrates Türkiye's Steel Dome and is prime for HİSAR, KORKUT and GÖKDENİZ; Roketsan makes most missiles. İHTAR counter-drone contracts with Angola and Niger are the only named...

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ASELSAN Remote Weapon Stations: SARP and SMASH, and Who Uses Them

ASELSAN Remote Weapon Stations: SARP and SMASH, and Who Uses Them

ASELSAN's SARP land and SMASH naval remote weapon stations: official calibres and weights, the old STAMP, STOP, MUHAFIZ and SERDAR names, named users with status labels, and rivals in Africa...

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