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Chad Creates State Arms Manufacturer to Cut Import Dependence
Chad has set up Sahel Défense Industrie, a state-owned company to assemble small arms and ammunition locally. The move follows a €50m+ Arquus vehicle deal...
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Chad Creates State Arms Manufacturer to Cut Import Dependence
Chad has set up Sahel Défense Industrie, a state-owned company to assemble small arms and ammunition locally. The move follows a €50m+ Arquus vehicle deal and comes as analysts question...
Nigeria and Türkiye Move From Arms Sales Toward Joint Production
Nigeria and Türkiye used the 7th Defence Industry Business Forum in Abuja on 26 August to set joint production, technology transfer and local maintenance as the next phase of their...
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Egypt Turns to Intel to Build Homegrown Military AI
Egypt's Ministry of Military Production has signed a memorandum with Intel, via subsidiary Toya Technology, to train staff and locally assemble edge-AI systems inside its factories. The deal follows Cairo's...
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Mali Receives a New Batch of Akinci Drones at Sévaré
Mali's armed forces received a new batch of Turkish Baykar Akinci combat drones at Sévaré Air Base on 30 July. Officials did not state how many airframes were handed over,...
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