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Egypt Requests 24 More Rafales From France, Would Reach 78-Jet Fleet
Egypt has submitted a formal request to Dassault Aviation for 24 additional Rafale fighters, which would push its fleet to 78 aircraft and make it...
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Egypt Requests 24 More Rafales From France, Would Reach 78-Jet Fleet
Egypt has submitted a formal request to Dassault Aviation for 24 additional Rafale fighters, which would push its fleet to 78 aircraft and make it the type's largest export operator....
Which African Countries Operate the Wing Loong Drone?
Egypt, Algeria, Nigeria, Ethiopia and Côte d'Ivoire have documented Wing Loong use; Morocco has deliveries, and UAE-operated cases are kept apart.
Why Nigeria Bought the AH-1Z Viper: Timeline, Cost and Results
Nigeria's 12 AH-1Z Vipers: the requirement, the April 2022 US approval, the $997 million ceiling versus the $455 million contract, and what is still unknown before delivery.
Niger Mutiny Shows Russia’s Africa Corps Prioritises Regime Protection
Russia's Africa Corps helped Niger's junta suppress a mutiny by frontline soldiers in August 2026, the first time it has intervened in an internal military crisis rather than the counter-jihadist...
Uganda Sets August 2027 Deadline to Withdraw From Somalia
Uganda's army chief has announced a 1 August 2027 deadline for a full withdrawal from Somalia, the most concrete timeline yet after nearly two decades of continuous deployment, just as...
L3Harris Begins Multi-Year Overhaul of Morocco’s C-130H Fleet
L3Harris Technologies has started a multi-year overhaul of the Royal Moroccan Air Force's C-130H Hercules fleet at its Waco, Texas facility, with work running through 2029. A third aircraft is...
The Nigeria AH-1Z Viper programme covers 12 Bell attack helicopters for the Nigerian Air Force,...
Beyond the 45 utility vehicles Ghana's army took delivery of last month, new details show...
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...