Tag: Niger

Russia has warned that military intervention in Niger by the Economic Community of West African States (Ecowas) would lead to ...

The United States has warned the Niger junta that it may be pushed to intervene militarily if the country's military ...

The operational dynamics of the U.S. military's drone program in Nigér have been significantly disrupted following the recent coup that ...

Egypt has donated a large amount of military hardware to Nigér's military to help it combat jihadist terror groups operating ...

German troops will take part in a small European Union training mission in Niger after the parliament in Berlin gave ...

Nigerien special forces are now equipped with the powerful Bulgarian made 7.62 x 39 mm AR-M52T assault rifles, providing them ...

The Council of EU on 20 February has launched a Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) military partnership mission in Niger ...

Nigerién Armed Forces (FAN) has acquired one hundred (100) new KIA KM450 utility vehicles to improve the mobility and operational ...

The Niger Air force has officially inducted a 3rd C-130 (Reg: 5U-MTU) into its transport fleet, the ceremony took place ...

Three people were killed on Monday when an Mi-17 transport helicopter crashed at an army base near Niger's capital Niamey. ...

The Nigérien Air Force (Armée de l'Air du Niger) has taken delivery of the third and final C-149H from the ...

France has gifted two second hand SA342 L1 Gazelle light attack and scout helicopters as well as seven 20 mm ...

The Nigérien Air Force has taken delivery of two out of four Agusta Bell AB 412 helicopters from Italy. The ...

Turkish Aerospace (TUSAŞ) will complete the delivery of two Hürkuş light combat aircraft to Niger by the end of the ...

A lack of transport and attack helicopters in sufficient numbers is seriously impeding the 1st Expeditionary Force of Niger (EFoN), ...

Nigér has been supplied with several pieces of military equipment from Washington to support its fight against jihadists plaguing the ...

Nigér this past weekend took deliver of six brand new Bayraktar TB2 armed drone from Turkey to boost its counter-terror ...

Nigér has placed an order for Ejder Yalçins armoured vehicles from Turkey’s Nurol Makina, in addition to Bayraktar TB2 unmanned ...

The United States Government has gifted used construction equipment it deemed to expensive to ship back stateside to Nigér. The ...

The United States has delivered a second C-130H Hercules transport aircraft to Nigér, a third C-130H will arrive in the ...

The training and counter-insurgency capability of the Nigerien Armed Forces will be significantly increased with the addition of 12 Turkish-built ...

Turkey will supply Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), Hurkus light attacker aircraft, and armoured vehicles to Niger, according to ...

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

Germany has placed a €21 million order with Rheinmetall for an aerostat-based area reconnaissance system for protecting its forward operating ...

This move, allows the International Armoured Groups to deepen its relationship with African countries, as well as enhancing Niger's counterterrorism ...