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What Flight Data Shows, and Does Not, About Russia’s Air Link to the Sahel
A C4ADS analysis of flight-tracking data counts at least 75 flights linked to Russian state-aligned forces travelling to or from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger...
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What Flight Data Shows, and Does Not, About Russia’s Air Link to the Sahel
A C4ADS analysis of flight-tracking data counts at least 75 flights linked to Russian state-aligned forces travelling to or from Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger between January 2025 and July...
Bell Begins Production of Nigeria’s AH-1Z Viper Attack Helicopters
Bell Textron has formally started building the first of 12 AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters ordered by Nigeria, in a $455m manufacturing contract tied to a wider Foreign Military Sales package....
Paramount and Kalyani Unveil the Mbada Light Armoured Vehicle
Paramount and Kalyani Strategic Systems unveiled the Mbada, a 10-tonne 4x4 light armoured vehicle, at Africa Aerospace and Defence 2026. The same design was shown in June as Simha; no...
Morocco’s F-16 Fleet Explained
Morocco flies 23 Block 52+ F-16s in service and is still waiting on 25 new Block 72 Vipers ordered in 2019. Here is the verified order, delivery and combat history,...
VT-4 vs T-90: Nigeria and Algeria’s Newest Main Battle Tanks Compared
Algeria's T-90SA and Nigeria's VT-4 are the two newest main battle tanks in African service, bought for opposite missions: border deterrence and counter-insurgency. This comparison sets out verified specifications, delivery...
South African Air Force Aircraft Inventory (2026): Every Type, Who Built It
A full system-by-system list of the South African Air Force's Gripen fighters, Rooivalk attack helicopters, Hercules transports and drones in 2026 — who built each type, and why a leaked...
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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...
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