Algeria continues military buildup with new Chinese SY-400 ballistic missile acquisition
Algeria continues to undertake a significant arms acquisition program designed to enhance its regional position amid regional security uncertainties. To...
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Drones equips paramilitary forces in Nigeria
The Nigerian Police has acquired a number of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) to improve surveillance operations to checkmate criminal activities...
Sierra Leone military buys Innoson vehicles worth $4.7Million
Nigeria's indigenous vehicle manufacturing company, Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing (IVM) has delivered the first set of vehicles manufactured for the Government...
Mali Junta clips German military drone wings
The Malian junta led by coupist Colonel Assimi Goïta continues to deny overflight permission to Western forces currently fighting jihadists...
Ivory Coast withdraws from Mali peacekeeping mission
Ivory Coast will gradually pull out its forces and police from the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali...
France donates two armed Gazelle helicopters to Nigér
France has gifted two second hand SA342 L1 Gazelle light attack and scout helicopters as well as seven 20 mm...
Three more modernized L-39ZA Albatros to boost Nigeria’s air power
The Nigerian Air Force has received three L-39ZA Albatros jet trainers from the Czech Republic that were sent in 2020...
UK troops pulls out of UN mission in Mali
The Unites Kingdomw will withdraw its troops from the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) early, Minister...
Exclusive: Bangladesh the mystery customer for RDM 40mm grenades
Military Africa has uncovered the unnamed customer that purchased 40mm grenades from Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM) in June this year....
Turkey donates Katmerciler Hizir MRAP to Gambia
The Turkish government has gifted two Katmerciler Hizer armoured vehicles to the Gambian military to further deepen their relations. The...
China gifts 46-meters patrol boats to Nigerian Navy
The Peoples Republic of China has delivered a 46meters patrol boats and other military equipment to the Nigerian Navy. Receiving...
DRC buys Russian helicopters to quell M23 rebellion
The Congolese Air Force (French: Force Aérienne Congolaise, or FAC) will be equipped with Russian combat and transport helicopters to...
Jihadist attacks in Djibrilli raises questions about Cameroon’s military capacity
Jihadist group affiliated with Jama'at Ahlis Sunna Lidda'awati-Jihad (Boko Haram) terror group on the night of 21-22 October sacked Cameroonian...
55 new aircraft to beef up Nigeria’s airpower
The Nigerian Air Force is set to receive 55 brand new aircraft of varying types from manufacturers across the world,...
Nigeria lines up Beechcraft King Air 360I and Da-62 for ISR requirements
After careful consideration, Nigeria has signed contracts for ISR aircraft and UAVs. The Air Force has selected Beechcraft King air...
Nigérien Air Force receives AB 412 helicopters from Italy
The Nigérien Air Force has taken delivery of two out of four Agusta Bell AB 412 helicopters from Italy. The...
50k citizens recruited to help fight Jihadists in Burkina Faso
The government of Burkina Faso this week launched a drive to recruit 50,000 civilian defense volunteers to help the army...
Ghana Special Boat Squadron graduates first batch of operators trained in-country
Ghana's elite special operations force; the Special Boat Squadron (SBS) has graduated its first batch of operators who were trained...
Chad and Nigér to receive Hürkuş light combat aircraft from Turkey
Turkish Aerospace (TUSAŞ) will complete the delivery of two Hürkuş light combat aircraft to Niger by the end of the...
Turkish Kargu strike UAV attracts Africa’s attention
Following its appearance at the Africa Aerospace and Defense (AAD) show in South Africa on 21-25 September, several African delegates...
Nigeria’s F-7Ni Airguards returns from maintenance in China
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has received 10 F-7Ni Airguard fighters that underwent deep maintenance stints in China in November...
Algerian Air Force orders six Turkish Aksungur UAVs from Turkish Aerospace
Algeria will become the first export customer to use Aksungur unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) in North Africa after it ordered...
Textron Systems delivers Aerosonde 4.7 VTOL drones to Nigerian Army
AAI Corp., a subsidiary of Textron Systems, has confirmed the delivery of its Aerosonde unmanned aerial system (UAS) for the...
Nigerian Army acquires Medium Girder Bridge from UK to boost logistics
The Nigerian Army has been allocated N985 million ($2,268,127) to acquire a Medium Girder Bridge system from the United Kingdom...
Nigér: lack of helicopter capacity stymies special force’s operations
A lack of transport and attack helicopters in sufficient numbers is seriously impeding the 1st Expeditionary Force of Niger (EFoN),...