Night Combat in the Bush: Gen-3 NVGs vs Non-state actors
A soldier wearing a Generation 3 (Gen-3) night vision monocular can pick out a human silhouette against Sahelian scrubland at...
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Grob Trains Ivorian Pilots Ahead of Chinese Hongdu K-8 Karakorum Deliveries
Small teams of Ivorian Air Force personnel have been quietly working through their paces at a French airbase in Charente-Maritime,...
EDGE Group, Nigeria eyes $300m defence deal
Nigeria is on the verge of signing one of the largest single bilateral defence contracts in its recent history. The...
Orion Drone Sighted Over Bamako as Russia’s Air War in Mali Deepens
A Russian-made Kronshtadt Orion drone, also known by its developmental name Inokhodets, was reportedly seen flying over Bamako today, with...
France and Algeria Move to Repair Relations After Two Years of Diplomatic Tension
A meeting between French Armed Forces Minister Alice Rufo and Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune marked the most concrete step yet...
South Africa’s SVI Engineering Reveals New Six-Wheeled Tactical Vehicle
The MAX Recon is a militarized, heavily armoured derivative of the Toyota Land Cruiser 70 Series, designed for reconnaissance, fire...
Fire, Steel and Code: EFES-2026 and the Maturity of Turkey’s Integrated Defence Industrial Model
From swarm drone attacks on an Aegean mountainside to AI-driven unmanned ground vehicles and a naval combat management ecosystem that...
Togo Bolsters Counter-Insurgency Fleet with €70 Million Super Tucano Order
Togo will acquire four Embraer A-29 Super Tucano light attack aircraft under a €70 million contract to enhance its strike...
We need to fund the ECOWAS Standby Force ourselves – Expert
Dr Omar Alieu Touray, President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission, called for an African-funded regional...
Angolan Navy acquires ANAVIA HT-100 NAVAL unmanned aerial systems
The Angolan Navy launched its first BR71 MK II Combattante corvette, the NRA Ekuikui II, in Cherbourg, France, on 4...
Nigerian Navy strengtens land warfare capabilities
For decades, the Nigerian Navy’s identity was defined by the horizon of the Atlantic and the intricate waterways of the...
Ghana Modernizes Air Wing with Airbus H175M Multi-Mission Helicopter
The Ministry of Defence of Ghana has finalised a contract with Airbus Helicopters for the acquisition of four advanced rotorcraft,...
Nigeria Eyes Twelve Kawasaki KV-107 Helicopters From Saudi Arabia
The Nigerian military is reportedly preparing for the arrival of 12 Kawasaki KV-107 helicopters from Saudi Arabia, a move that...
Nigeria’s DICON partners UNICCON on indigenous C-UAS solution
The Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) recently reached a major milestone in its pursuit of domestic military production through...
Aero Vodochody demos L-39 Skyfox in Uganda
Aero Vodochody has initiated a comprehensive African tour for the L-39 Skyfox, formerly known as the L-39NG, to present the...
French Special Forces, Nigerian Air Power Neutralized Benin Coup Attempt
The security landscape in West Africa faced another test on Sunday, December 7, 2025, when a faction of the Beninese...
Ghana deploys Indigenous AeriusPro VTOL drones for Northern Border security
The Ghana Armed Forces, or GAF, recently reached a notable milestone in their modernization efforts with the operational deployment of...
Nigeria loses CH-4 drone
On January 2, 2026, the Nigerian Air Force, referred to as the NAF, experienced the loss of a CASC Rainbow...
Aero demonstrates L-39 Skyfox in Ghana
The Ghana Air Force (GAF) recently deepened its technical and strategic ties with the Czech Republic through a live demonstration...
Nigerian Dockyard delivers third refitted Benin naval patrol vessel
The Nigerian Naval Dockyard Limited completed and handed over the refitted Benin Navy Ship (BNS) Matelot Brice Kpomassé to the...
Pilots Eject Safely as NAF Alpha Jet Crashes During Post-Maintenance Test
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has reported the loss of a Dassault-Dornier Alpha Jet following an accident in Niger State...
Grand African Nemo 2025: Regional Navies Pivot to Integrated ‘State Action at Sea’
The eighth edition of Grand African Nemo (GANO 2025) has concluded in the Gulf of Guinea, marking a maturing capability...
Senegal Navy executes historic anti-ship missile test
The Senegalese Navy has successfully executed its first-ever test launch of an anti-ship missile, marking a pivotal moment in the...
NAF wings new UAV pilots amid fleet expansion
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has formally inducted a new cadre of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) operators, marking a pivotal...
RusselSmith’s additive manufacturing deal with DICON to advance Nigeria’s defence production
Abuja — The Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) and RusselSmith Nigeria Limited formalized a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in...