Unmanned systems

The United States has deployed approximately 200 military personnel and multiple MQ-9 Reaper drones to Nigeria to provide intelligence and...

Drones and other aerial platforms have become a critical component of monitoring and rapid response across Africa’s most contested regions....

The South African Army is finalising the acquisition of new fixed-wing and rotary-wing unmanned aerial vehicles to bolster border security...

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) is currently developing a new, low-cost target drone for the South African...

Nigerian defence startup Terra Industries (formerly Terrahaptix) has officially weaponised its flagship Duma Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) with machine guns...

The Angolan Navy launched its first BR71 MK II Combattante corvette, the NRA Ekuikui II, in Cherbourg, France, on 4...

The U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) is evaluating a new counter-drone system called Curtain Call that uses synchronised swarms of small...

On February 3, 2026, the European Union (EU) formally transferred a fleet of 40 specialised vehicles and advanced unmanned aerial...

The third edition of the World Defense Show in Riyadh serves as a backdrop for a major shift in the...

The defence landscape of the Eastern Mediterranean and North Africa is undergoing a notable transformation as Turkey and Egypt formalise...

The Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) recently reached a major milestone in its pursuit of domestic military production through...

The Ghana Armed Forces, or GAF, recently reached a notable milestone in their modernization efforts with the operational deployment of...

For decades, narcotics trafficking across North Africa’s maritime frontiers depended on speedboats and a margin of interception risk. That model...

On January 2, 2026, the Nigerian Air Force, referred to as the NAF, experienced the loss of a CASC Rainbow...

In June 2025, the Egyptian Ministry of Defence reportedly finalised a contract valued at approximately $400 million to procure 10...

The 2025 edition of the Egypt Defence Expo (EDEX) in Cairo served as a demonstration of the nation's accelerating drive...

The British Army has successfully deployed 3D printers to manufacture First-Person View (FPV) attack drones in an austere field environment....

French drone manufacturer Delair has secured a direct contract to supply six UX11 fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles to the Uganda...

Allied Forces of the Congo-March 23 Movement (AFC-M23) rebels claimed on November 15, 2025, to have shot down a Chinese-made...

French manufacturer Milton Innovation has supplied 14 Long Range Observer (LRO) drones to the armed forces of Chad and Mauritania...

The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has formally inducted a new cadre of Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) operators, marking a pivotal...

The Arab Organization for Industrialization (AOI), Egypt's state-owned defence conglomerate, has unveiled a new range of indigenous military systems, headlined...

Morocco has formally commenced the industrial phase of its partnership with Israeli defence firm BlueBird Aero Systems, preparing to manufacture...

British Army infantrymen have successfully conducted extended field trials of new reconnaissance and strike drone systems in Kenya, operating the...

The proliferation of inexpensive, effective, and attractive Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) on the modern battlefield has sparked a pressing debate....