Airbus, Wits University and France's ISAE-SUPAERO have signed a four-year pact to align South African aerospace engineering training with French...

The EU has extended Operation Irini off Libya to March 2029 and added Russia's shadow fleet, maritime awareness and undersea...

Nigeria's army chief Lt Gen Waidi Shaibu toured Rwanda's REMCO arms plant in Kigali and urged African states to build...

The US Navy destroyer USS Stout (DDG 55) left the Moroccan port of Agadir on 13 October 2026, ending a...

Airbus will open a helicopter maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) subsidiary in Morocco in the coming months, Mickaël Bertrand, Managing...

Egypt is preparing to station troops near Mogadishu under the African Union Support and Stabilization Mission in Somalia (AUSSOM), but...

Lieutenant General Mohammed Berrid, Inspector General of Morocco's Royal Armed Forces (FAR, from the French Forces Armées Royales), received Major...

MKU Limited, an Indian defence technology company, announced on 7 October 2026 that it will build a factory in the...

Defence officials from several African countries attended Russia's Center-2026 strategic exercise at the Chebarkul training ground in the Chelyabinsk region,...

The Indian Navy frigate INS Trishul (Indian Naval Ship) ended a 3-day port call at Alexandria, Egypt, on 17 September...

Russia’s state arms exporter, Rosoboronexport, publicly displayed two new air-launched weapons, the S-71M and S-71K, alongside the Su-57E stealth fighter...

U.S. and Nigerian forces conducted unmanned aircraft system (UAS) training at Operating Location Bauchi in northeastern Nigeria. Sgt. Mark Murphy,...

On 5 August 2026, South Africa's state-owned defence group, Denel, informed Parliament's Standing Committee on Appropriations (SCOA) that it secured...

Denel, a state-owned South African defence company, is proceeding with a R2 billion ($105 million) contract to modernize G6 self-propelled...

Nigeria's Federal Executive Council (FEC) approved the launch of four new satellites in May 2025, according to statements from the...

The United Kingdom and Kenya temporarily bypassed a diplomatic standoff over training permits on 28 July 2026, clearing the way...

The Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) used a Turkish-made Bayraktar Akıncı unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) to destroy an FK-2000 air...

Rheinmetall Mobile Systeme GmbH, a subsidiary of the German defense company Rheinmetall, signed a contract with the Kingdom of Morocco...

The Pennsylvania National Guard (PANG) and the Armed Forces of Côte d'Ivoire (FACI) have taken their new State Partnership Program...

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) completed factory acceptance testing on three additional AgustaWestland AW109 Trekker Type B helicopters between June...

The Libyan Coast Guard and Ports Security Authority formally received the patrol boat Al-Kifah in Valletta on 22 June 2026,...

Satellite imagery captured on 6 May 2026 shows a large unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) parked at Nyala Airport in South...

Angola and the U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) successfully concluded the 2026 African Chiefs of Defense Conference (ACHOD) in Luanda, Angola,...

On 1 July 2026, the United States informed the African Union (AU) that it would block any renewal of United...

The Nigerian Army commissioned a new Wargaming Center at the Army War College Nigeria (AWCN) in Asokoro, Abuja, on 25...