Angola buys Aksungur combat drone from Turkey
Angola has recently purchased the Aksungur combat drone from Turkey, a move that is sure to bolster the country’s defense...
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
CMN launches Angolan Navy’s tank landing craft
French-based Constructions Mecaniques de Normandie (CMN) has launched the first of two tank landing craft for the Angolan Navy as...
Mako Marine delivers inflatable boats to Mozambique
Mako Marine, a South African-based company has delivered more than half a dozen Defender 470 inflatable boats to the Armed...
Rwanda increase troops strength in Cabo Delgado
Rwanda has significantly increased the number of its troops deployed to fight the jihadist insurrection in northern Mozambique.Rwanda has increased...
Elettronica to fit electronic warfare systems onto Angola’s BR71 Mk II corvettes
In the framework of the contract between Abu Dhabi Ship Building - ADSB (Edge Group) and the Angolan Navy for...
EDGE signs cooperation agreement with the Tanzania
The United Arab Emirates’ EDGE group has signed a cooperation agreement with the Tanzania People’s Defence Force (TPDF) during the...
Zimbabwe SF-260 trainer aircraft crash, two pilots killed
An Air Force of Zimbabwe SIAI-Marchetti SF-260 (AFZ) trainer aircraft crashed in the Mlezu College general area, near Gweru, killing...
Ethiopia enhances rocket and artillery capabilities
Ethiopian National Defense Force relies greatly on long-range projectiles to hold far away threats at risk. The East African hegemon...
“Act of War” Rwanda attacks DRC’s SU-25 aircraft as threat of invasion looms
Rwanda’s defense force shot at a Democratic Republic of Congo Sukhoi Su-25 ground attack jet with man portable air defence...
Ethiopia buys Chinese SH-15 (PCL-181) artillery as regional tension persists
As the brutal war in Tigray winds down, the Ethiopian Army continues to reinforce it's capabilities to be better prepared...
US donates SAFE International patrol boats to Tanzania
Tanzanian Naval force has accepted two patrol boats worth over $1.35 million from the United States to help strengthen the...
US provides $9 Million in Military Support to Somalia
The U.S. will be giving $9 million in new military aid to help Somalia's ongoing campaign against al-Shabab militants. It's...
USS Hershel “Woody” Williams in Tanzania for christmas
The Lewis B. Puller-class expeditionary sea base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams (ESB 4) spent the Christmas season in Dar es...
Kenyan troops under ATMIS gets IAG Guardian Xtreme armoured vehicles
The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) troops operating in Somalia under African Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS) has received six Armoured...
US gifts SAFE International patrol boat to Mozambique
As part of the U.S. commitment to assist Mozambique in stabilizing the conflict-ridden Cabo Delgado province, the U.S. government this...
Angolan Navy receives Ocean Eagle trimaran patrol boat from French CMN
The Angolan Navy has taken delivery of the first of three Ocean Eagle trimaran patrol boats from French shipbuilder CMN...
India and France carry out joint surveillance mission in Mozambique
India and France have have jointly carried out a maritime surveillance mission in the Mozambique Channel using P-8I Poseidon and...
Hensoldt SA unveils ELINT radar surveillance solution
Hensoldt South Africa at the recently concluded African Aerospace and Defence exhibition (AAD 2022) unveiled its new RES9000 radar electronic...
U.S. offers a dozen C-130H Hercules transport aircraft to South Africa
The United States has offered a dozen C-13OH Hercules transport aircraft to the South African Air Force (SAAF) to replace...
Allen-Vanguard integrates counter-mine equipment to African military’s OTT Puma M36 armoured vehicles
Allen-Vanguard has integrated electronic counter measure (ECM) equipment to 19 armoured vehicles for an African nation. The customer is a...
Two Ugandan helicopter crash in DRC, underscores maintenance deficit
The Ugandan military on Wednesday lost two helicopters to crash in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which resulted in...
Burkina Faso buys 5 Bayraktar TB2 drones from Turkey
Burkina Faso is the latest country to acquire Bayraktar TB2 drone from Turkey to reinforce its aerial capabilities against insurgents....
Tanzania interested in India’s defence capabilities
A delegation from Tanzania visited India to look at the country's indigenous defence industry, and to explore opportunities for collaboraton....
US determined to stop China’s new base in Africa
In a hearing of the U.S. House Armed Services Committee, earlier in March, former Commander of the African Command, U.S....
US and Kenyan SpecOps train together under JCET
US Special Operations Command – African Command have partnered with members of the Kenyan Defence Force for a Joint Combined...
