Turkey Delivers First Bayraktar TB2 UAVs to Morocco Turkey reportedly handed over first units of Bayraktar TB2 combat drones to Morocco last week. The Royal Moroccan Armed Forces (Far-Maroc) signed an agreement with Turkish drone maker Baykar Savunma for 13 Bayraktar TB2s in April. The contract was worth 626 million Moroccan dirhams ($70 million). This […]
Mauritius; India grants DO-228 to the Coast Guard
India has officially handed over a Do 228 turboprop aircraft to the Mauritius Coast Guard, which will lease it for maritime security duties. The Indian Navy said the aircraft (MSN 4059) was handed over to the Maritime Air Squadron of the National Coast Guard on 13 September. The High Commissioner of India to Mauritius, Nandini […]
Kenya; Air Force orders G120TP trainers
The Kenya Air Force is operating Grob G120TP turboprop trainers, following its earlier acquisition of G120A-K piston engined trainers. Air Forces Monthly reported that the latest batch of three G120TP aircraft were delivered recently. After leaving the Grob factory in Germany, they flew through Crete, Egypt, Djibouti and Ethiopia to arrive in Kenya on 19 […]
Sudan; Economic aid in exchange for Russian naval base
Sudan wants to receive economic assistance from Russia for allowing the latter to build a naval base in the country. Khartoum is willing to lease the port to Moscow for five years, and is offering to extend the lease period for 25 years, Sudanese military told Russia’s state-owned RIA Novosti news agency. The base will […]
Nigeria; Air Force orders 24 Italian made M-346 jets
The Nigerian Government has approved the acquisition of 24 M-346 multirole aircraft for its Air Force, paving the way for the replacement of Alpha Jets as frontline fighters. The exact variant of the M-346 ordered by Nigeria is still unclear. It could be be it the basic version M-346FT (Fighter Trainer) or the variant M-346FA […]
Somalia; Turkey grants additional MRAP, trucks
According to S. African Defence Web site, Turkey has donated another eight Kirpi (Hedgehog) armored personnel carriers to Somalia, along with 14 BMC Aktan trucks. The vehicles were handed over to the Somali National Army in mid-August, the Turkish embassy announced and received by General Odowaa Yusuf Rage, head of the Somali National Armed Forces. […]
Ethiopia; Air Force acquires Iranian attack UAV
In the latest effort to halt the advancing Tigray Defence Force (TDF) and Oromo Liberation Army (OLA), it appears Ethiopia has purchased several Iranian-made Mohajer-6 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Plant SkySat satellite images analysed by Bellingcat.com identified two Mohajer-6 UAVs and a Ground Control Station (GCS) at Semara airport (now Ethiopian Air Force base) in […]
Nigeria; Oil company donates patrol boats, aerial drones to the Navy
Nigerian energy conglomerate Aiteo Group has donated 50 vessels as well as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs, or drones) to the Nigerian Navy to combat the attacks on oil and gas facilities in the region. The indigenous oil firm handed over 21 gunboats, 14 patrol boats and four high-speed interceptor boats to the Nigerian Navy in […]
Algeria; Army orders more Fuch-2 6×6 kits from Germany
An international partner, believed to be Algeria, has placed a follow-up order with Rheinmetall to supply material kits for the Fuchs/Fox 2 wheeled armoured vehicle. This new order, which also encompasses an initial supply of spare parts, is worth around €250 million. Delivery will take place during the 2021-2023 timeframe, with production to be carried […]
Ghana; Air Force mulls buy of Czech L-39G trainers/COIN jets
The Republic of Ghana is looking to procure six Aero Vodochody L-39NG aircraft for the Armed Forces of Ghana through a loan agreement worth € 111.3 million ($ 132 million). On August 2, Ghana’s Defense Minister sought parliamentary approval to procure six L-39NG aircraft from the Czech company Aero Vodochody. The L-39NG is a jet […]