Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) achieved significant success in the past year, as stated by Bertan Kurt, Head of Corporate Marketing and Communications at TAI, quoted in an article by Yusuf Cetiner published on Overt Defense. With the introduction of their original products to the market, TAI received orders amounting to $1 billion. Moreover, they have […]
Sudan; Russian “Wagner Group” supplied MANPADS to RSF rebels
Military Africa reports that recent disclosures from the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) have unveiled a troubling development in the ongoing conflict in Sudan. The OFAC has revealed that the Wagner Group, a Russian paramilitary organization, has been supplying Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF) with surface-to-air missiles to combat […]
Morocco; Army displays its newly acquired Israeli made MLRS
According to a video published on the Facebook account “Far-Maroc”, the armed forces of Morocco are now equipped with the Israeli PULS MLRS (Multiple Launch Rocket System) developed by the Israeli company Elbit Systems, mounted on the Czech TATRA 6×6 military truck. Recently the Israeli PULS MLRS (Multiple Launch Rocket System) has been ordered by […]
Angola; Air Force orders L-39 upgrade from Czech Republic
Aero has signed a contract for the modernization and overhaul of four L-39 aircraft owned by Angola. This is the first contracted upgrade of the L-39C with the new American engine, which is also used in Aero’s new L-39NG aircraft. In addition to the re-engining, the avionics equipment will be upgraded and the airframes will […]
Nigeria; Air Force commissions 5 Chinese-made Wing Loong II drones
The Nigerian Air Force has taken delivery of at least five Wing Loong II combat drones from China albeit discreetly, Military Africa writes. This acquisition marks a significant step forward for Nigeria’s military capabilities and further strengthens the country’s ability to combat insurgency and terrorism in the region. In April 2023, a Wing Loong-II with […]
Mozambique; Japan gifts coastal surveillance ship
According to information published by News24 on May 3, 2023, Mozambique Foreign Minister Veronica Macamo announced that Japan would supply the African nation with air navigation equipment worth around $22.5 million and a coastal surveillance ship valued at $830 000. Coastal surveillance ships (CSS) are a class of vessels designed specifically for patrolling, monitoring, and […]
Morocco; MoD requests JSOW missiles to arm F-16
The U.S. Defense Security Cooperation Agency on April announced that the State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Morocco of Joint Stand Off Weapons (JSOW) and related equipment for an estimated cost of $250 million. The Government of Morocco has requested to buy forty (40) AGM-154C […]
Nigeria; Aviation authority receives Argentinian mobile ATC radars
The Argentine public company Invap has exported to Nigeria the first MPA-200 MC radar for air traffic control. He was transferred aboard a Hercules C-130 belonging to the Argentine Air Force (FAA). According to official sources “it is the MPA-200 MC radar, similar to the RPA-240 with which Invap provided the FAA, a team with […]
S. Africa; Defense exports for 2022 amounts to US259 millions.
2022 was a better year for the South African defence industry compared to 2021, with R1 billion more in products being exported to countries around the world. Parliament’s Joint Standing Committee on Defence (JSCD) late last month was briefed by the National Conventional Arms Control Committee (NCACC) on its quarterly reports for 2022 by Advocate […]
Algeria; Navy commissions Chinese missile Corvette
Three years after placing an order with China’s Hudong Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group, the Algerian Navy has taken delivery of a single Type 056 corvette. The El Moutassadi (940) departed Shanghai on 28 February on its journey home, stopping in Malaysia on 3 March and Mumbai, India, between 13 and 16 March. It arrived in the […]