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Sales to Africa contributed to the $14.5 billion in sales for the company from global equipment deliveries that included helicopters, fighter jets, navy vessels, battle tanks and advanced aerial defense systems to meet demand from African armed forces modernization programs. → Read More
The partners will collaborate in research and development for the light aircraft, which will be called the NAFSA Eagle. → Read More
The Kenya Defence Force says it has constructed the first 3 kilometers of a security fence along the northeastern border with Somalia, which is aimed at preventing the infiltration of al-Shabab militants who have staged several mass-casualty attacks inside Kenya in the past four years. → Read More
The Nigerian Air Force has taken delivery of the first four out of 10 MFI-17 Super Mushshak primary trainer aircraft ordered from the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex. → Read More
The Libyan National Army (LNA) has taken delivery of several Armoured Personnel Carriers (APC) and military pick-up trucks that were donated to the Tobruk-based government by the United Arab Emirates (UAE). → Read More
Russian air defense equipment manufacturer KRET said it will deliver 28 units of the President-S onboard defense system to the Egyptian Air Force by July. → Read More
South African defense equipment manufacturer Rheinmetall Denel Munition and the Saudi Military Industries Corporation have opened a joint weapons factory. → Read More
Egypt and France plan to sign agreements for the purchase of weapons that include fighter aircraft, navy vessels and a military satellite communication system. → Read More
Tunisian Foreign minister Khemaies Jhinaoui met with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and announced the Russian promise of support. → Read More
The Namibian government has confirmed that North Korea built an arms and ammunition factory and is in the process of executing other contracts. → Read More
The Egyptian parliament has approved government plans to secure a €3.37 billion (US $3.76 billion) loan to fund the acquisition of weapons and military equipment, including Navy vessels and fighter jets, as part of the country's ongoing force modernization program, a new parliamentary report has said. → Read More
NATO has stepped up military cooperation and special forces training with Egypt, Tunisia and Mauritania. → Read More
The Algerian Ministry of National Defense and Russian Aircraft manufacturer Novosibirsk Aircraft Production Association are likely to sign a deal for the sale of 12 Sukhoi-34 "Fullback" striker aircraft. → Read More
The Egyptian Navy will this year take delivery of both Mistral-class Landing Helicopter Dock (LHD) warships acquired from France last year, according to an Agence France-Presse report. → Read More
Russian Aircraft Corporation has announced the sale of 50 MiG-29 M/M2 fighter jets to an unnamed North African country. → Read More
The Tunisian government has completed the building of a 200-kilometer wall along its border with Libya. → Read More
South African defense industrial complex Denel has expanded its footprint by setting up a military factory in Hong Kong as a springboard into the Asia-Pacific market where it hopes to take advantage of rising defense budgets. → Read More
The government of Equatorial Guinea acquired two Airbus C-295 aircraft with one ear-marked for deployment in troop transportation while the other is set to fly maritime surveillance missions over the Economic Exclusive Zone (EEZ) of the Gulf of Guine → Read More
The Mauritanian army has acquired at least 12 Turkish-made Cobra armored personnel carriers for use by its battalion assigned to the United Nations peacekeeping force in Central Africa. → Read More
BULAWAYO, Zimbabwe - The Algerian Air Force has ordered 12 Sukhoi(Su-34) 'Fullback' fighter bombers from Russian aircraft manufacturer Novosibirsk Aircraft Production Association to replace an aged fleet of Soviet-era MiG-25s which are long over-due → Read More