Abu Dhabi Shipbuilding has won a €1 billion order to supply three BR71 Mk II corvettes, derived from its own French-designed Baynunah ships, to the Angolan Navy, This contract marks the Emirati EDGE Group’s first major win on the highly competitive international market. EDGE Group today signed a major EUR 1 billion milestone contract […]
Nigeria; Navy orders additional patrol vessels from France
France’s Ocea has received another order from Nigeria, this time for nine vessels for the Nigerian Navy. French publication Mer et Marine in January reported that the contract entered force at the end of 2022 and covers three 46 metre OPV 190 offshore patrol vessels, four 15 metre interceptors, and two 32 metre FPB 96 […]
Nigeria; Air Force orders Italian M-346 aircraft A109/A-129 helicopters
The Chief of Staff of the country’s Air Force reveals that the country will also receive six T-129 ATAK attack aircraft, among others The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) is finalizing the purchase of new air assets manufactured by the Italian company Leonardo. The Chief of Staff of the Force Air Force Marshal Oladayo […]
Africa; Armscor issues RFI for future APCs
Armscor issued a Request for Information (RFI) on 12 January for the procurement of armoured personnel carriers (APCs) for the South African National Defence Force (SANDF). The RFI, numbered SA Army/R/403/6, calls for a 2+8 seat APC capable of counterinsurgency operations with variable ballistic and mine protection able to defeat an 8 kg mine. The […]
Algeria; Negotiations with Italy on joint surface combatants manufacturing program
Algeria and Italy are exploring potential cooperation on a joint shipbuilding program pulling together Fincantieri and Établissement de Construction et de Reparation Navale (ECRN) based at Mers El Kébir. Collaboration between Italy and Algeria would help the latter acquire technical know-how from Fincantieri as part of a joint shipbuilding programme. This could allow Italy to […]
Mali; Air Force receives more Russian surplus aircraft
Mali’s military leader has handed over nearly a dozen aircraft to the country’s air force after receiving them from Russia, which continues to forge close ties with the West African nation. Amongst the aircraft on display were five L-39 jets (TZ-18C, TZ-19C, TZ-30C, TZ-32C, and TZ-35C), two Mi-8 helicopters (TZ-94H and TZ-95H), and a single […]
Africa; Secretary for Defence resigns
Secretary for Defence Gladys Kudjoe is the accounting officer for the Department of Defence. Gladys Sonto Kudjoe has resigned from her position as Secretary for Defence after a little over two years on the job. She has been replaced by an acting secretary. Cornelius Monama, Spokesperson for the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans’ Office, […]
Somalia; Army receives $9M of equipment donated by the US
The United States presented $9 million in weapons, vehicles, medical supplies, and other equipment to the Somali National Army (SNA) in a ceremony on Sunday, January 8, attended by Minister of Defense Abdulkadir Mohamed Nur Jama and U.S. Ambassador Larry André. Aside from heavy weapons, equipment included support and construction vehicles, explosive ordinance disposal kits, […]
Morocco; MoD orders Indian logistics trucks
The new Moroccan purchases of defence material include hundreds of trucks from different manufacturers to improve their logistical capacity. The Indian company Tata Advanced Systems is the latest to supply this type of equipment within a broad package of acquisitions that includes the acquisition in recent years of vehicles from the French firm Arquus, the […]
Mali ; Air Force accepts Turkish built Bayraktar TB2 UCAVs
According to a tweet published by Joseph Dempsey on December 22, 2022, Mali just became the latest confirmed operator of Turkish-built Bayraktar TB2 UCAVs. The Bayraktar TB2 is a medium-altitude long-endurance (MALE) unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) capable of remotely controlled or autonomous flight operations. The development of the Bayraktar TB2 had been spurred by […]