F-16 vs J-10CE: which is best for the Nigerian Air Force
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Second Senegalese CASA C-295 aircraft touch down
The Senegalese Air Force has taken delivery of the second CASA C-295 tactical transport aircraft from Airbus. The CASA C-295 (now Airbus C295) is ...
Additional funding allocated to strengthen South Africa’s Hercules fleet
The South Africa Department of Defence was allocated an additional ring-fenced funding of R1 billion in 2023/24 to strengthen the ...
Mali receives additional L-39C Albatros and Bayraktar TB2
The Malian armed forces (Forces Armées Maliennes- FAMA) has taken delivery of additional aircraft and drones from Russia and Turkey ...
U.S. B-52H Stratofortress bomber flew over Ghana in support of Exercise Flintlock 2023
A United States air force b-53H stratofortress strategic bomber flew over over the Volta Region in Ghana in support of ...
Mwari is set to get weapons integration as delivery continues
The Mwari light attack and surveillance aircraft will soon be integrated with weapons systems by South African defence company Paramount ...
Egyptian Air Force Rafale achieves 10,000 flight hours
The Egyptian Air Force (EAF) Rafale fleet has become the first export customer to reach 10 000 flying hours on ...
HAL, Egypt Tejas aircraft contract in the works
India's Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) chairman, Shri C.B. Ananthakrishnan, has announced at Aero-India 2023 that the company is in talks ...
Nigeria’s Cessna Citation CJ3 maritime patrol aircraft suffers minor incident
A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) maritime patrol aircraft, Cessna Citation CJ3 on a routine flight on 6 February, lost its ...
Ghana’s L-39NG acquisition in limbo due to funding
Ghana's intention to buy six L-39NG Albatros light attack and trainer aircraft from Czech Aero vodochody has stalled due to ...
Zimbabwe SF-260 trainer aircraft crash, two pilots killed
An Air Force of Zimbabwe SIAI-Marchetti SF-260 (AFZ) trainer aircraft crashed in the Mlezu College general area, near Gweru, killing ...
Nigeria’s C-130H completes in-house PDM
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has reactivated a C-130H Hercules transport aircraft to further boost the Service’s operational capabilities. The ...
Belgium delays Chad’s plans to arm it’s Cessna 208 aircraft
The Chadian Air Force trying to improve it's firepower by upgrading and arming two of its US-donated Cessna 208 ISR ...
Obangame Express 2023: US Navy Sixth Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Thomas Ishee, and P-8A Poseidon arrives Nigeria
The United States Navy has deployed it's P-8A Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft to Nigeria to participate in the Obangame Express ...
USAF KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft in South Africa to enhance partnership
Two United State's Air Force (USAF) Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker aircraft, one from the 6th Air Refueling Wing (6th ARW) at ...
“Act of War” Rwanda attacks DRC’s SU-25 aircraft as threat of invasion looms
Rwanda’s defense force shot at a Democratic Republic of Congo Sukhoi Su-25 ground attack jet with man portable air defence ...
Despite conflict in Europe, Russia fulfills Mali’s airpower agreement
Russia is proving once again to be a strategic and reliable partner in Africa's defence and security landscape. With the ...
Nigeria begins Magnus aircraft production
Funding for the low-rate production of Hungarian Magnus Sentinel training and surveillance aircraft has been allocated by the Federal Government ...
Nigérien Air Force inducts three C-130Hs into service
The Niger Air force has officially inducted a 3rd C-130 (Reg: 5U-MTU) into its transport fleet, the ceremony took place ...
L3Harris smart weapon release system to double Morocco’s F-16 firepower
Morocco, Bahrain, and Jordan will receive BRU-57/A weapon release units to double the amount of smart bombs their F-16 fighter ...
Nigér receives third C-130H from the United States
The Nigérien Air Force (Armée de l'Air du Niger) has taken delivery of the third and final C-149H from the ...
Magnus Fusion joins the fray in Nigeria’s CTCoin fight
The first of many Hungarian-made ISR-configured Fusion light combat and trainer aircraft has arrived Nigeria to join the battle against ...
Egypt, South Korea signs agreement on Golden Eagle aircraft
Egypt's Arab Organization for Industrialization (AOI) has entered a cooperation agreement with Korean Aerospace Industries (KAI) to localize the manufacturing ...
After Nigeria, Kenya interested in buying Magnus aircraft to monitor borders
Kenyan military is in talks with Hungarian Magnus Aircraft to acquire light aircraft to monitor it's borders and fight poachers. ...
Rolls-Royce flies greener combustion engine
Rolls-Royce has successfully entered the final phase of testing its ALECSys (Advanced Low Emissions Combustion System) demonstrator engine, this time ...
