Netherland plans minimal contribution to Operation Takuba
Operation Takuba - an European Combined Joint Special Operations Task Force (CJSOTF) intended to counter-violent extremist organisation (C-VEO) operations in...
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War Economy: EU approves EUR190 million to support Sahel allies
The European Union has approved another EUR194 million for the five Sahel G5 countries (Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, and...
South African Air Force C-130 Hercules suffers nose wheel collapse
A South African Air Force (SAAF) C-130BZ Hercules has suffered a nose wheel collapse at AFB Waterkloof this morning. The...
Operation NOTELLA: South African Air force and Navy supports COVID-19 lockdown
The South African Air Force (SAAF) and the SA Navy (SAN) has deployed critical assets in enforcing the national Coronavirus...
FlyingFish signals intelligence systems ordered by Sub-Saharan nation
UK-based Horizon Technologies has announced on 1 April that it has received an "urgent order" for itsFlyingFish Signal Intelligence (SIGINT)...
Algerian Su-24 Fencers gets navigation and attack systems upgrade
Algeria is overhauling and upgrading its fleet of Su-24MK/MK2 Fencer strike aircraft at the 514 Aviation Repair Plant in Russia....
US recovers Hellfire missile from Niger after drone crash
The United States African Command (AFRICOM) confirmed earlier this week that it has retrieved the Hellfire missile that was armed...
Operation EU Active Surveillance to enforce Libyan arms embargo
Operation EU Active Surveillance is the new mission agreed by the European Union officials to deploy naval ships in order...
Tanzania receives US military equipment and training in support of peacekeeping program
The United States has given the Tanzanian People Defense Force (TPDF) military equipment and training worth $18 million, on 4...
UAE donates Cougar 4×4 armoured vehicles to Mali
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has delivered the first batch of 15 Streit Cougar armored vehicles to the Malian Armed...
Ethiopian Navy re-established
Ethiopia has reestablished its navy for the first time since 1991, when the war with Eritrea deprived it of its...
Nigeria’s Super Tucano set to gain antiaircraft capability
For a long time, the Embraer EMB A-29 Super Tucano has been touted as a multi-mission platform capable of performing...
Ethiopian Air Force orders six more Grob G 120TP turboprop trainers
The Ehiopian Air Force has placed order for a second tranche of six G 120TP turboprop training aircraft from H3...
Ghana interested in Indonesia’s PT Pindad military products
The Ghanaian Ministry of Defence (MOD) have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Indonesian defence company PT Pindad for...
Lesotho Defence Force acquires Airbus H125 utility helicopter
Lesotho Defence Force (LDF) acquired a new H125 utility helium from Airbus Helicopters to replace one lost in 2018. The...
Senegal orders three OPV 58 S patrol vessels from France
Senegal has placed an order for three 62 meters Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) from French shipbuilder PIRIOU. The vessels which...
AMISOM: Burundi troops receives new armored vehicles
Burundian troops deployed with the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has received a consignment of new armored vehicles to...
Cameroon shows interest in Pantsir S1 air defense system
The Government of Cameroon is considering procuring the Russian-made Pantsir-S1 air Defence missile system. Interest in acquiring the Pantsir-S1 was...
A-Darter air-to-air missile completes development phase, A-type certificate issued
South Africa's Denel Dynamics fifth generation A-Darter air-to-air missile has been issued an A type certification and qualification, after undergoing...
Libya: Russians are repairing LNA’s heavy weapons
Recently released report reveals that Russian technicians are providing the Libyan National Army (LNA) led by Khalifa Haftar with technical...
Senegalese Mi-35 helicopter with MINUSCA crashes, three killed
A Senegalese Air Force Mil Mi-35 assault helicopter performing a MINUSCA mission, crashed when landing. There are three fatalities and...
Gabonese Military displays Norinco VN1 8×8 IFVs
During the Gabonese independence day military parade which held on 17 August, the country's elite Republican Guard (GR) paraded several...
Ukraine delivers three Shrek-M armoured vehicles to Burkina Faso
Three Shrek-M armoured tactical vehicles has been delivered to the Burkina Faso’s military from Ukraine’s AutoKrAZ in a contract valued...
British Royal Marines trains Ugandan forces ahead of deployment
For more than a month now, Ugandan People Defence Force have been receiving training from British Royal Marines on maritime...
Mali establishes mechanised infantry regiment, receives EU training on donated Casspirs
As part of Germany’s efforts to increase the security in Mali, the European country donated 29 Casspir armoured personnel carriers...
