Denel loses life-saving Egyptian Navy Umkhonto missile deal
Latest information indicates that South Africa’s Denel Dynamics has apparently lost its lucrative Umkhonto surface-to-air missiles deal with Egypt. The
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AHRLAC prepares for delivery to first customer
South Africa’s AHRLAC, or advanced high-performance reconnaissance light attack aircraft is set to begin deliveries to its launch customers, says
Read moreAfrica missing in world’s top 100 defense companies
The day the Nigerian Navy ship NNS Andoni took to sea after several months of construction at the Nigerian Naval
Read moreAselsan plays dirty to win Tunisia’s military radar contract
The Tunisian military is currently seeking capable air defense systems to fill it’s capability gap, and it called for tenders
Read moreALTI and Argentech team up for vertical take-off UAV business in US
United States’ Argentech - a systems integrator and UAV training provider, has partnered with South African UAV designer ALTI to
Read moreFresh cash rescues AHRLAC, Paramount resumes production
South Africa’s AHRLAC aircraft has been saved by fresh cash injection from Paramount Group. Paramount has resumed production of the
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Russia develops on-board missile protection system for Mi-8 helicopters intended for special operations
Russian Ministry of Defense has received a batch of Mi-8MTV-5-1 military transport helicopters equipped with an advanced on-board missile protection
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Typhoon MRAP offered to African customers to enter service with Russian Airborne Forces
The Russian Airborne Forces (VDV) in 2021 will begin receiving the 4×4 K4386 Typhoon-VDV armored vehicles that can be air-dropped with troops
Read moreNigerian Army, DICON signs agreement to develop composite armor for military vehicles
The Nigerian Army, Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) today 1 June, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the
Read moreTunisian Army unveils locally made “Barb” MRAP
The Tunisian Army on Wednesday 24 June, unveiled a new locally made mine resistant and ambush protected (MRAP) vehicle during
Read moreHuman rights issues delays Egypt’s defence mega deal with Italy
It appears that the Italy-Egypt defence mega deal has hit a brick wall as the business is still being examined
Read moreRheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM) gets multi-million-dollar explosive deal
South Africa’s Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM) has been contracted to supply plastic (PE9) explosive worth nearly R100 million, the business
Read moreRussia is rolling out a new family of the Typhoon-K MRAP optimized for African Customers
Russia is rolling out to the global arms market, particularly African customers its all-new Typhoon-K MRAP family, which are available in the 6×6 (KAMAZ-63969) and 4×4 (KAMAZ-53949) wheel configurations, an informed military source disclosed to Military Africa.
Read moreSouth Africa ships large arms to Turkey
Several Turkish military A400M strategic airlift aircraft loaded with military equipment left South Africa on 2 May 2020, after offloading
Read moreRostec demonstrates 155mm Msta-S howitzer to EMEA customers
Rosoboronexport and UralVagonZavod (UVZ), both part of Rostec State Corporation, have first demonstrated the combat capabilities of the 155mm Msta-S
Read moreDICON, CED develops new Ezugwu MRAP variant
The Defence Industries Corporation of Nigeria (DICON) has unveiled a new variant of the indigenous tactical Ezugwu Mine Resistance and
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LNA conducts tests of BMC kirpi armored vehicle, reports “poor” performance
Its not all the time that a belligerent in a war zone gets to conduct comprehensive tests on a major
Read moreRussia’s defense orders with Africa hits $1 billion in six months
In an unprecedented development, the portfolio of export orders for deliveries of Russian military equipment to various Africa nations has increased by
Read moreUS Department of Defence to study South African defence technology
A team of specialist from the United States will visit South Africa’s local defence companies in March to understand its
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Kenyan made weapons, the complete list
Kenyan made weapons have been used in service across all the branches of Kenya’s military. Developing a Kenyan made weapons
Read moreWhy African countries don’t patronize South African Military Products.
Why African Militaries do not buy from South Africa. An African Perspective Why do they prefer western countries military equipment
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Mwari: A plane built for Africa
A credible alternative to Western low-cost aircraft it can fly for seven hours on internal fuel alone
Read moreProforce, AUTOKRAZ signs agreement on joint vehicle production
Nigeria’s Proforce limited and Ukrainian PJSC AUTOKRAZ has signed a strategic partnership agreement to jointly assemble the KrAZ trucks in
Read moreSouth Africa: An Industry in Trouble
When Cyril Ramaphosa assumed the Presidency of South Africa it was common knowledge that several state run institutions were in
Read moreGhana interested in Indonesia’s PT Pindad military products
The Ghanaian Ministry of Defence (MOD) have signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Indonesian defence company PT Pindad for
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