Tag: AFRICOM

On Wednesday, August 28, 2024, Brigadier General Shawn Holtz, the Deputy Director for Plans and Strategic Integration (J5) at United ...

AFRICOM has been looking for a replacement for its legacy Reaper MQ-9 drones. As the venerable MQ-9 Reaper drone ages, ...

Approximately 1,300 participants from nearly 30 international and African nations have converged for Exercise Flintlock 2024, a significant military training ...

The Obangame Express 2024 exercise, a significant maritime security operation in West and Central Africa, has been instrumental in promoting ...

Over a span of five days, a diverse group of 13 nations from West Africa, Europe, and North America joined ...

Exercise Obangame Express (OE) is one of three African regional “Express” series exercises sponsored by U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) and ...

A few weeks ago, two top United States (US) military men were in Côte d’Ivoire to reinforce their partnership with ...

Technology company CACI has received a $1.3-billion contract to deliver communications and information technology (IT) expertise for the US Africa ...

On April 22, 2024, the U.S. Army Southern Task Force, Africa, in collaboration with the Zambia Army, held the opening ...

In response to escalating surveillance and direct threats to U.S. forces in Africa, particularly in the Red Sea region, the ...

Logos Technologies, a subsidiary of Elbit Systems of America, will supply more Serenity hostile fire detection (HFD) systems to the ...

The United States has kick-started the largest military exercise in East Africa called "Justified Accord.” Justified Accord 2024 (JA24) began ...

The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) received a substantial donation of advanced protective equipment from the United States Africa Command (AFRICOM). ...

The U.S. Space Force (USSF) has activated its newest service component for Europe and Africa, in a ceremony held at ...

In a hearing of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee, earlier in March, former Commander of the African Command, U.S. ...

U.S. Marine Corps Gen. Michael Langley is now the sixth commander of U.S. Africa Command after a ceremony in Stuttgart, ...

Virginia-based IT management firm General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT) has been selected as the network provider and support for the ...

The United States' Military African Command (AFRICOM) is looking at supporting innovative solar-powered long-range, high-endurance Skydweller aircraft for intelligence mission ...

United States President Joe Biden has authorized the deployment of hundreds of Special Operations forces inside Somalia. The authorization largely ...

China's efforts to increase its economic and military footprint in Africa appear to be gaining momentum as Beijing intends to ...

The United States Navy Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) arrived in Dakar, Senegal following their participation ...

Obangame Express (OE22), the largest multinational maritime exercise in Western Africa kicked off its 11th year with 32 participating nations ...

The United States' yearly counter-terrorism training program for African forces Exercise Flintlock 2022, began on Sunday in Ivory Coast. The ...

F-35B Lightnings from 617 Squadron, currently embarked aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth, have joined American and French aircraft over Djibouti in ...

The United States Naval Small Craft Instruction & Technical Training School (NAVSCIATTS) provided special river-based training to Nigerien naval forces. ...