Africa

Morocco maneuvers with Israel and Emirates to obtain F-35 fighters The Defense Minister conveyed to his counterpart Gantz his interest in having the help of Tel Aviv in a possible purchase in which Abu Dhabi would collaborate The meeting that Israel’s Defense Minister Benny Gantzheld with his Moroccan counterpart, Abdellatif Loudiyi,three weeks ago was not […]

 The Royal Moroccan Air Force is reportedly planning to buy 8 H225M Caracal helicopter from France. Morocco is currently negotiating with Airbus for eight H225Ms, as per reports. A dozen of these helicopters along with 80 Rafale fighter jets were purchased by the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.) recently. Meanwhile the U.A.E. is looking to sell […]

During the military parade that was held in Tanzania on December 9, 2021, to commemorate the country’s 60th anniversary of its independence, a Chinese-made VT2 main battle tank was displayed, and we can assume that this tank is now officially in service with the Tanzanian army. According to the military balance 2020, the Tanzanian army […]

Niger’s Air Force has officially taken delivery of the second of three C-130H Hercules transport aircraft from the United States. The US military formally transferred the aircraft (5U-MMS) to the Nigerien Armed Forces on 7 December during a ceremony at Nigerien Air Base 101 in the capital Niamey. The ceremony was attended by defence minister […]

Mali’s military has officially taken into service the four Mi-171 helicopters it received from Russia at the end of September. The four helicopters, along with weapons and ammunition, arrived in Mali from Russia on 30 September as part of a December 2020 contract. The aircraft were officially handed over to the armed forces by transitional […]

Egypt has a plan to upgrade its fleet of M1A1 Main Battle Tanks to the M1A2 standard in collaboration with the United States. According to the Military Balance 2020, Egypt has a total of 2,480 Main Battle Tanks including 1,130 M1A1 Abrams, 300 M60A1, 850 M60A3, 200 T-62. The first batch consisted of 555 vehicles […]

Spanish based Escribano Mechanical and Engineering has conducted testing of its remotely controlled weapons stations (RCWS) on different Egyptian vehicles and platforms as part of a collaboration agreement for the supply of naval and land turrets. The company made this announcement ahead of the Edex defence show in Egypt earlier this week. It said that […]

South Korea and Egypt are in talks over the latter’s purchase of K-9 self-propelled howitzers. The negotiations are under way at the EDEX 2021 exhibition taking place in Cairo, industry officials told Yonhap News Agency. Egypt is also eyeing K-10 ammunition resupply vehicles. These contracts could include a technological transfer for the local production of […]

At EDEX 2021, the Egypt defense exhibition that was held in Egypt from 29 November to 2 December 2021, the Egyptian Armed Forces unveils an Egyptian version of the Yabhon United 40 Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV). The Yabhon United 40, also called Yabhon Smart Eye 2, is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capable of remotely […]

The Moroccan military has purchased the Israeli counter-drone system Skylock Dome, according to a Nov. 21 post on the armed forces’ official Facebook page. The Skylock Dome is developed by Skylock Systems, a subsidiary of Avnon. Emirati firm International Golden Group displayed the technology in February during the International Defence Exhibition and Conference. Emirati company […]