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Counter-Drone Systems for African Armies: Which Ones Are in Service?
Counter-Drone Systems for African Armies: Which Ones Are in Service?
Turkish Defence Systems in African Military Service
Turkish Defence Systems in African Military Service
Military Drones Operated Across Africa in 2026
Military Drones Operated Across Africa in 2026
MRAPs Used in the Sahel: Which Mine-Protected Vehicles Are in Service?
MRAPs Used in the Sahel: Which Mine-Protected Vehicles Are in Service?
Why Nigeria Bought the A-29 Super Tucano: Timeline, Cost and Results
Why Nigeria Bought the A-29 Super Tucano: Timeline, Cost and Results
Which African Countries Operate the Bayraktar TB2? (2026 Operator List)
Which African Countries Operate the Bayraktar TB2? (2026 Operator List)
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Counter-Drone Systems for African Armies: Which Ones Are in Service?

Counter-Drone Systems for African Armies: Which Ones Are in Service?

EDM4S, ASELSAN İHTAR, BabaSky/UNICCON, Terra Industries' Kama and Centauri TriAD compared on the same criteria: who has actually fielded, contracted or only trialled each, and what is not yet verified.

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Turkish Defence Systems in African Military Service

Turkish Defence Systems in African Military Service

Turkish drones, armoured vehicles, electro-optics and precision munitions are now fielded across the Sahel, West Africa and the Horn of Africa. This gallery surveys nine Turkish-built systems confirmed in African...

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Military Drones Operated Across Africa in 2026

Military Drones Operated Across Africa in 2026

Eight military drone types flown, ordered or built across Africa: Bayraktar TB2, Akıncı, Anka-S, Wing Loong II, CH-4, Heron, Milkor 380 and Hamza-1, with operators and status.

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MRAPs Used in the Sahel: Which Mine-Protected Vehicles Are in Service?

MRAPs Used in the Sahel: Which Mine-Protected Vehicles Are in Service?

Casspir, Marauder, Typhoon, CS/VP14 and Ejder Yalçın compared on the same criteria: who operates each in Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad and Niger, and what is not yet verified.

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Why Nigeria Bought the A-29 Super Tucano: Timeline, Cost and Results

Why Nigeria Bought the A-29 Super Tucano: Timeline, Cost and Results

Nigeria's 12 A-29 Super Tucanos: the requirement, the two-year US hold, what it paid, why the aircraft was chosen and what the record shows since delivery in 2021.

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Which African Countries Operate the Bayraktar TB2? (2026 Operator List)

Which African Countries Operate the Bayraktar TB2? (2026 Operator List)

Which African armies fly the Bayraktar TB2? An updated operator table with quantities, status (operational, delivered, contracted, reported), sources and quantity conflicts. Updated 19 Oct 2026.

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