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Senegal Tells AFRIDEX: Judge Africa’s Defence Partnerships by Results, Not Donations
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Mali army ranks in 2026: the FAMa ladder, gendarmerie and National Guard titles, and who commands
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Sudan Says 162 Drone Attacks Were Launched From Ethiopia, Naming Asosa and Bahir Dar as Bases
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Mali Says Its Drone Strike Near the Mauritanian Border Hit Militants. Activists Say It Killed 13 Civilians
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From Cheetah to Gripen: South Africa’s Fighter Transition
South Africa retired its last Atlas Cheetah fighters in April 2008, replacing them with 26 Saab Gripen C/D jets delivered through 2012. The upgrade brought...
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Russia Offers Mi-17 Helicopters and Rail Equipment to South Africa
Denel’s Pretoria Metal Pressings Faces New Union Showdown Over Pay and Governance
Nigus Hercules and India’s ADSL to Build Nigerian Defence MRO Centre of Excellence
Mali Air Force Aircraft: How Many Helicopters, Fighter Jets and Drones Does Mali Have?
Indian Navy Commandos Airdropped by C-17 Free Hijacked Fishing Vessel Azini Off Somalia
ASELSAN Unveils Containerised GÖKDENİZ CIWS to Shield Merchant Ships and Tankers From Drones
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Nigeria’s AH-1Z Viper Programme: From DSCA Notice to First Deliveries
Nigeria is buying 12 Bell AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters under a US Foreign Military Sale case notified in 2022. This...
Is Oman’s Small Military Too Dependent on Just a Few Suppliers?
Oman fields one of the Gulf's smallest militaries, built almost entirely on British, American and Turkish equipment, astride the Strait...
Morocco and UAE Deepen Military Ties as Algeria Cuts Off Abu Dhabi
Morocco and the UAE have widened their joint military committee just as Algeria severed diplomatic and airspace ties with Abu...
Libya’s Eastern Parliament Approves the 2019 Maritime Deal With Türkiye: What the Vote Changes
Libya's House of Representatives voted unanimously on 20 October 2026 to approve the 2019 Türkiye–Libya maritime memorandum and lift its...
What the Mecca Defence Pact Says: Inside the 16-Article Text Türkiye Sent to Parliament
Türkiye sent the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan to parliament on 20 October 2026. The 16-article...
Light Attack and COIN Aircraft in African Air Forces
Six fixed-wing types make up the bulk of Africa's light attack and counter-insurgency fleet, from Brazilian turboprops over the Sahel...
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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...
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...
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...
What Is the Ejder Yalçın? Nurol’s 4×4 Explained, From Armour to Operators
Nurol Makina's Ejder Yalçın 4x4 explained: specifications and their source conflicts, variants, weapons, the Hungarian Gidrán, operators and what its...
Which Patrol Vessels Fit Gulf of Guinea Navies Facing Piracy, Illegal Fishing and Oil Theft?
Patrol vessels for Gulf of Guinea navies: Ocea, Dearsan OPV-76, Chinese P18N, ex-USCG Hamilton and Nigerian-built boats compared on the...
What Does Morocco’s Military Arsenal Look Like in 2026?
Morocco is Africa's second-largest defence spender and, per SIPRI, its largest arms importer, but its contracted F-16 Block 72 fleet...
From Cheetah to Gripen: South Africa’s Fighter Transition
South Africa retired its last Atlas Cheetah fighters in April 2008, replacing them with 26 Saab Gripen C/D jets delivered through 2012. The upgrade brought NATO-standard avionics and BVR missiles,...
How Strong Is Ghana’s Military in 2026?
Ghana has no tanks, fighter jets or submarines, but it is diversifying its army's wheeled vehicles, renewing its Air Force with French helicopters and growing its Navy for Gulf of...
Senegal Tells AFRIDEX: Judge Africa’s Defence Partnerships by Results, Not Donations
At AFRIDEX 2026 in Lagos, Senegal's armed forces argued that African defence partnerships should be judged by operational gaps closed, not equipment donated or training delivered. Logistics and interoperability, not...
Mali army ranks in 2026: the FAMa ladder, gendarmerie and National Guard titles, and who commands
Every rank of the Malian Armed Forces from Soldat to Général d'armée, taken from the 2023 Journal officiel statute, with the titles used by the gendarmerie, National Guard and militarised...
Sudan Says 162 Drone Attacks Were Launched From Ethiopia, Naming Asosa and Bahir Dar as Bases
Sudanese military, intelligence and ministry officials said on 28 October 2026 that 162 drone attacks launched from Ethiopia killed more than 400 civilians and 102 military personnel. The claims are...
Mali Says Its Drone Strike Near the Mauritanian Border Hit Militants. Activists Say It Killed 13 Civilians
Activists and RFI's local sources say a Malian army drone strike on a Tuareg camp near Lerneb, close to the Mauritanian border, killed 13 civilians including six children on 26...
Russia has offered to supply South Africa with aviation equipment, including Mi-17 helicopters, alongside railway...
Trade union Solidarity has written to Denel's senior leadership demanding urgent engagement over Pretoria Metal...
Nigeria's Nigus Hercules and India's Airbornics Defence & Space (ADSL) have signed a cooperation agreement...
Mali's air force has been rebuilt since 2017 around Russian helicopters and jets and Turkish...
Defence Mena cover image. Indian Navy marine commandos, parachuted into the sea from an Indian...
A model merchant ship carrying the deployable GÖKDENİZ configuration on ASELSAN's EURONAVAL 2026 stand. Photo:...
Defence Mena cover image. Ethiopia has closed Sudan's consulate in Assosa, declared its staff persona...
Turkish Flag Burned in Somalia’s Diinsoor as Anger at Ankara’s Role in the South West Crisis Spreads
A video showing protesters burning a Turkish flag in Diinsoor, in the Bay region of...