On Thursday, August 27, 2026, the Nigerian Army and China's state-owned defense giant, NORINCO (China North Industries Corporation), officially launched...

On August 23, 2026, Chinese People's Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) J-16 fighters flew mock air-to-air combat against Egyptian Air...

Botswana and the United States wrapped up Exercise Southern Accord 2026 on 15 August 2026, closing 6 days of joint...

On August 15, 2026, Defence Minister Kiryowa Kiwanuka confidently affirmed that Ugandan forces would remain in Somalia through an independent...

A high-level Nigerian defence delegation, led by Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Muhammed Matawalle, concluded a two-day strategic...

New footage of a rolled-out Il-78MK-90A aerial refueling tanker, built in export configuration, points to Algeria as the aircraft's most...

Algeria donated four military helicopters and associated equipment to Niger on 9 August 2026. The transfer was a significant new...

The South African Navy (SAN) opened its annual force preparation exercise, Red Lion 2026 (ERL 26), with a ceremonial colours...

The Armed Forces of Côte d'Ivoire (FACI) have confirmed they now operate Chinese-made Wing Loong II drones, becoming the second...

On 6 August, 2026, U.S. and Moroccan forces executed the first live-fire demonstration of a low-cost, long-range cruise missile at...

Nigeria's Minister of Defence, rtd. General Christopher Musa unveiled 14 ViniApex Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles for the Armed Forces...

On July 30, 2026, Mali's armed forces received a new batch of Turkish Akinci combat drones at Sévaré Air Base....

The Malian government forces, in collaboration with their Russian allies, utilized Shahed-136-type loitering munitions in northern Mali during July 2026....

Chad and France have renewed military cooperation nearly 18 months after N'Djamena ordered French forces out of the country in...

Kenyan President William Ruto joined the Group of Seven (G7) summit (The 52nd G7 Summit) in Évian-les-Bains, France, from 15...

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has finished factory acceptance testing on its first three Leonardo M-346FA fighter-attack aircraft, clearing the...

Open-source analysts identified wreckage of a Turkish-made HİSAR-A surface-to-air missile in Khartoum in June 2026, the first documented evidence that...

The Council of the European Union adopted a €5 million ($5.6 million) assistance package for the Togolese Navy under the...

Armscor and the South African Navy (SAN) have outlined a renewed strategic plan to address the longstanding issues at Simon's...

The Kingdom of Morocco's Royal Armed Forces and U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on July...

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi inaugurated the country's new State Strategic Command Headquarters, known as ‘THE OCTAGON’, on Saturday, July...

Uganda’s Chief of Defence Forces, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, officially commissioned a new LET L-410 transport aircraft into the Uganda People's...

The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) shot down a Chinese-made CH-95 (FH-95) strategic drone on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, using a...

Nigerian drone manufacturer BabaSky Technologies has conducted flight tests of a fibre-optic guided loitering munition, the UNIKAM-FO1, at the Military...

The Navy of Ivory Coast has commissioned 2 patrol vessels donated by China at the Plateau Naval Base in Abidjan...