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 ...
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Month: November 2019
Arianespace launches Egypt’s Tiba-1 communications satellite
European launch provider Arianespace has launch the Tiba-1 communications satellite for Egypt on Tuesday 26, 2019, in order to improve communications in ...
Who is actually in Control in the Kivus?
Over the last two weeks the situation in the Kivu Provinces, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has grown worse. ...
U.S. military drone lost over Tripoli
Just few hours after an Italian Air Force MQ-9 Predator B drone crashed over Libya, a United States military drone ...
PT Pindad, Paramount signs MOU on defence collaboration
South African defence company Paramount Group has signed an agreement with Indonesia's PT Pindad on developing military products. The agreement ...
Sahel: failure to communicate disrupts cross-border operations
Analysts have almost frantic when commenting on the current security climates in both Mali and Burkina Faso in recent weeks. ...
Morocco all set to buy 36 Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopter
Morocco's request to buy 36 Boeing AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters for an estimated value of USD4.25 billion has been ...
Italian MQ-9A Predator drone crash in Libya
This article has been updated to indicate that the Italian MQ-9A Predator UAV crashed and was not shot down. An ...
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 ...
Morocco acquires Ukrainian Bukovel-AD counter-drone system
The Moroccan Royal Armed Forces have acquired the Bukovel-AD counter-drone system, from Ukraine to protect it's airspace from hostile unmanned ...
Nigerian Air Force AW-109 helicopter crash, crew rescued
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has just lost an AgustaWestland AW-109 light utility and transport helicopter on Thursday 14 November, ...
Battle against Islamic State to shift to Sahel
The current struggle against the Islamic State (IS) is shifting fronts. No longer will the major campaign take place against ...
Ghanaian Army now operating Otokar Cobra armored vehicles
The Ghanaian Army has acquired the Turkish-built Cobra and Cobra II armored vehicles, according to videos released by local television ...
Improved Egyptian Navy submarine warfare draws attention
It is no news that Egypt is in the process of modernizing its naval warfare capabilities. Since the last decade, ...
Nigerian Army orders twenty-eight Ezugwu MRAP
The Nigerian Army on Tuesday 12 November concluded agreement with the Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) and the Command ...
Exercise MOSI: Russian and Chinese warships en route to South Africa
Naval warships from Russia and China are currently on their way to South Africa to participate in Exercise Mosi. Exercise ...
In case of war: five Nigerian weapons South Africa should fear
Despite severe budget cuts and general institutional decline in the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), the country is still ...
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 ...
AFRICOM: A change in strategy
Recently there has been a Change in Command at AFRICOM (United States Africa Command). This change will also lead to ...
Concerns still remain over Sudan
One of the ideas that expresses a certain amount of being naive has to be the idea of removing former ...
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 ...
