DRC buys Russian helicopters to quell M23 rebellion
The Congolese Air Force (French: Force Aérienne Congolaise, or FAC) will be equipped with Russian combat and transport helicopters to...
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Jihadist attacks in Djibrilli raises questions about Cameroon’s military capacity
Jihadist group affiliated with Jama'at Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati-Jihad (Boko Haram) terror group on the night of 21-22 October sacked Cameroonian...
55 new aircraft to beef up Nigeria’s airpower
The Nigerian Air Force is set to receive 55 brand new aircraft of varying types from manufacturers across the world,...
Nigeria lines up Beechcraft King Air 360I and Da-62 for ISR requirements
After careful consideration, Nigeria has signed contracts for ISR aircraft and UAVs. The Air Force has selected Beechcraft King air...
Nigérien Air Force receives AB 412 helicopters from Italy
The Nigérien Air Force has taken delivery of two out of four Agusta Bell AB 412 helicopters from Italy. The...
50k citizens recruited to help fight Jihadists in Burkina Faso
The government of Burkina Faso this week launched a drive to recruit 50,000 civilian defense volunteers to help the army...
Ghana Special Boat Squadron graduates first batch of operators trained in-country
Ghana's elite special operations force; the Special Boat Squadron (SBS) has graduated its first batch of operators who were trained...
Chad and Nigér to receive Hürkuş light combat aircraft from Turkey
Turkish Aerospace (TUSAŞ) will complete the delivery of two Hürkuş light combat aircraft to Niger by the end of the...
Turkish Kargu strike UAV attracts Africa’s attention
Following its appearance at the Africa Aerospace and Defense (AAD) show in South Africa on 21-25 September, several African delegates...
Nigeria’s F-7Ni Airguards returns from maintenance in China
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has received 10 F-7Ni Airguard fighters that underwent deep maintenance stints in China in November...
Algerian Air Force orders six Turkish Aksungur UAVs from Turkish Aerospace
Algeria will become the first export customer to use Aksungur unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in North Africa after it ordered...
Textron Systems delivers Aerosonde 4.7 VTOL drones to Nigerian Army
AAI Corp., a subsidiary of Textron Systems, has confirmed the delivery of its Aerosonde unmanned aerial system (UAS) for the...
Nigerian Army acquires Medium Girder Bridge from UK to boost logistics
The Nigerian Army has been allocated N985 million ($2,268,127) to acquire a Medium Girder Bridge system from the United Kingdom...
Nigér: lack of helicopter capacity stymies special force’s operations
A lack of transport and attack helicopters in sufficient numbers is seriously impeding the 1st Expeditionary Force of Niger (EFoN),...
Nigér gets $13M in military equipment from the US
Nigér has been supplied with several pieces of military equipment from Washington to support its fight against jihadists plaguing the...
Nigerian Army gets first fixed-wing aircraft, despite air force’s opposition
Despite the Nigerian Air Force's refusal to go along with, the land force's aviation plans, the Nigerian Army will be...
Army Airborne Rangers lead the way to Nigeria’s independence parade
In the late hours of Wednesday, 28 October, two Nigerian Air Force C-130H Hercules and two Aeritalia G-222 tactical transport...
Otokar set sights on Africa, aims to increase military vehicle exports
Turkey’s armoured vehicles maker Otokar, during the Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) on September21-25, in the City of Tshwane, South...
Nigerian Air Force Air Warfare Centre takes off
The chief of the air staff (CAS) Air Marshal Oladayo Amao, commissioned the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Air Warfare Centre...
China delivers AR-500B shipborne Unmanned Aerial Vehicles to Nigeria
The Nigerian Navy has taken delivery of at least four AR-500 carrier-based drones from China's Aviation Industry Corporation of China...
Dearsan begins construction of Nigerian Navy’s OPV-76 warship
Turkish DEARSAN Shipyard officially started the construction of two OPV-76 Offshore Patrol Vessels for the Nigerian Navy with a keel...
Ivorian Navy receives ex-French Navy P400 class warship
The Ivorian Navy has taken delivery of a second-hand P400 54.8 meters offshore patrol vessel from France. The vessel Contre Amiral...
Saab awarded maintenance support contract for SAAF Gripen fleet
Saab has received a support contract valued at $31 million for the service, repairs and maintenance of the South African...
Piriou launches Second OPV 58S for the Senegalese Navy
NIANI; the second ocean-going missile-armed patrol vessel for the Senegalese Navy, has been launched in Concarneau on September 13, 2022,...
Al Shabaab drones, and the African conundrum
The proliferation of drone technology across Africa has significantly expanded humanitarian, and military operations, although, still an emerging technology in...
