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SAAF mulls upgrading aging Hercules fleet to boost availability
The South African military is looking at options to upgrade it's aging C-130BZ Hercules transporters which are plagued by availability...
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Chad orders additional Ara MRAP
Chad's Ministry of Defence has placed an order for an additional 20 Proforce Ara MRAP at an undisclosed amount. The...
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Mauritius puts into service Do-228 aircraft and Dhruv helicopter supplied by India
Mauritius on April 27 commissioned a passenger variant Do-228 aircraft and a leased Dhruv helicopter. Mauritius made use of a...
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Uganda boosts defence spending, as new regional arms race takes shape
Uganda has increased its defence spending to better cope with the current security realities in East Africa. The new funding...
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South Africa: An Industry in Trouble
When Cyril Ramaphosa assumed the Presidency of South Africa it was common knowledge that several state run institutions were in...
Paramount Mwari: low-cost multi-mission aircraft
A credible alternative to Western low-cost aircraft. It can fly for seven hours on internal fuel alone The Mwari was...
How Africa’s most powerful warship became a floating wreck
In Africa today, only a handful of countries have a true blue water navy. These countries can count on their...
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US plans sending special forces back to Somalia
United States President Joe Biden has authorized the deployment of hundreds of Special Operations forces inside Somalia. The authorization largely...
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SAN’s new MMIPV ready for duty
The South African Navy is set to commission the first of three multi-mission inshore patrol vessels (MMIPVs) built by Damen...
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Ugandan army fields Bulgarian Arsenal AD 7.62×39 mm AR-M9F assault rifle
The Ugandan army has acquired a large amount of the AR-M9F assault rifle made by Bulgarian weapons company Arsenal AD....
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Second C-130J Super Hercules delivered to Algeria
Lockheed Martin has delivered the second C-130J Super Hercules aircraft to Algeria, which arrived at Boufarik air base on 24...
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Turkish Asisguard Songar armed drone joins Nigeria’s growing fleet
The Nigerian military has added the Turkish Songar UAV to it's growing drone fleet. In an interview Mustafa Barış Düzgün,...
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Morocco interested in Israeli Delilah cruise missile
Morocco is in talks with Israel to acquire the Delilah cruise missile to equip it's existing fleet of F-5 fighters....
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SAAF mulls upgrading aging Hercules fleet to boost availability
The South African military is looking at options to upgrade it's aging C-130BZ Hercules transporters which are plagued by availability...
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Paramount, Defensphere collaborating on mixed reality tech
Paramount Land Systems has signed an agreement with Estonian-Croatian defense company Defensphere to collaborate in the development, installation, and global...
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Mauritius puts into service Do-228 aircraft and Dhruv helicopter supplied by India
Mauritius on April 27 commissioned a passenger variant Do-228 aircraft and a leased Dhruv helicopter. Mauritius made use of a...
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Canadian warships ends West African deployment
Two Royal Canadian Navy (RCN) warships HMCS Moncton and Goose Bay that participate in the multinational exercise Obangame Express 2022 in...
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Senegalese Army orders Nexter 105 mm LG1 howitzer
Nexter will provide eight LG1 105mm towed howitzers to the Senegalese Army, the French company announced on 28 April. The contract for...
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Additional six 28-metre Swiftships patrol vessels for Egypt
The Egyptian Navy will be supplied with six additional 28-meter patrol vessels from US company Swiftships, along with other equipment...
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