Morocco’s arsenal of armed drones continues to grow. Rabat has acquired two units of the Chinese Wing Loong II UAV, drones whose previous version (the Wing Loong I) was already in the possession of the country’s Armed Forces. The media outlet Defense Arab has already posted on Twitter a video of one of these UAVs […]
Nigeria; Navy inducts Chinese AR-500B cargo UAV VTOL into service
The Nigerian Navy has taken delivery of at least four AR-500 carrier-based drones from China’s Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC), Lionel Ekene reports in Military Africa. The AVIC AR-500B and AR-500C UAVs first flew in November 2020 at the Poyang test flight base. On December 3, 2020, Liu Xuanzun published in Global Times that […]
Morocco; Army orders 150 Israeli VTOL UAV
According to information published by Infodron on September 30, 2022, Morocco has purchased 150 WanderB and ThunderB VTOL drones, manufactured by the Israeli company BlueBird and is evaluating the purchase of more types of Israeli-made UAS. Part of the production of these drones will be carried out in Morocco, both for ISR missions and those […]
Egypt; Government negotiates co-production of French designed military trucks
The Egyptian Ministry of State for Military Production has had discussions with Renault on future cooperation, including the co-production of military vehicles in Egypt. The Ministry this week said a meeting took place between Renault representative in Egypt Maged el-Tarzi and Minister of State for Military Production, Mohamed Salah el Din Moustafa. The minister said […]
Malawi; Air Force receives two MA600 transport aircraft from China
The Malawi Defence Force has taken delivery of two MA600 transport aircraft from the China National Aero-Technology Import and Export Corporation (CATIC). The aircraft were readied for export in February this year, with Malawi’s Ambassador to China, Allan Chintedza, taking part in the aircraft acceptance process. After a five-day flight from Kunming Changshui International Airport […]
Morocco; Army orders custom designed M1A2 Abrams MBTs
On January 14, 2022, Issam Toutate of Morocco World News reported that Morocco was fostering military equipment to face regional instability. Hence, Morocco’s Royal Armed Forces (FAR) would soon receive the latest generation of the American M1 Abrams tank: the FAR Maroc forum announced the upcoming receipt of “new batches of US Abrams A2 war […]
Morocco; Army commissions first batch of CAESAR 155mm
The Royal Armed Forces will finally have 36 units of this 155/52 mm weapon manufactured by Nexter and mounted on a 6×6 truck Rabat already has the first Caesar self-propelled artillery systems that in early 2020 it commissioned from the French semi-public firm Nexter. The official page of the Royal Moroccan Armed Forces (FAR) on […]
Nigeria; Navy commissions UAE made RHIBS
The Nigerian Navy recently received several rigid-hulled inflatable boats (RHIBs) from the United Arab Emirates’ ASIS Boats, and is using them from Nigerian Navy ships. In mid-2022 it emerged that ASIS Boats was preparing to deliver four RHIBs to Nigeria, and last month ASIS Boats announced that these had been supplied in response to a […]
Togo; Air Force orders Turkish UCAV
Togo has acquired Bayraktar TB2 drones manufactured by Turkey, announces the ‘Military Africa’ website. The number of devices ordered is unknown, but the site explains that they will be used to combat jihadist infiltration from Burkina Faso. ‘Togo plans to use Turkish-made Bayraktar TB2s to monitor its northern part and support its fighting forces’. The […]
Pakistan; Navy commissions another Chinese Type-054-A/P frigate
According to information published by Urdu Point on August 26, 2022, the induction ceremony of PNS Taimur, the second of four Type 054-A/P multi-role frigates was held at PN Dockyard, Karachi. The Tughril-class frigates, formally classified as the Type 054A/P frigates, are a series of modified guided-missile frigates currently being built by Hudong–Zhonghua Shipbuilding (HDZH), […]