Nigerian Air Force Mil Mi-35M attack helicopter crash
The Nigerian Air force through its official Twitter handle announced on 2nd January 2019 that its Russian-Made Mil Mi-35M attack
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Proforce unveils Ara 2 MRAP, begins production of 30 units for the Nigerian Army
Proforce Ara 2 MRAP begins production. Following the successful debut of the Ara (Thunder) Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP), Proforce
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Nigeria Air Force 12 Embraer A-29 Super Tucano light-attack aircraft deal signed
Nigeria has signed for twelve Sierra Nevada Corporation (SNC)-Embraer A-29 Super Tucano light-attack turboprops, with a contract awarded on 28
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Nigerian Air Force orders six Leonardo AW109 helicopters
The Nigerian Air Force has placed an order for six Leonardo AW109 helicopters, according to the Nigerian Chief of Air
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Three Salvadoran Air Force (FAS) MD 500E attack helicopters arrives Mali
“But El Salvador is prepared to stay in Mali for five years, depending on the UN mandate.” El Salvador’s Cololonel Palacios
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France set-up Counter-Terrorism Academy (AILCT) in Cote d’Ivoire for $22.4 million
The French Ministry of Defense is establishing a new advanced Counter-Terrorism Academy (AILCT) in Jacqueville, near Abidjan in Cote d’Ivoire, this
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Nigerian Air Force set to receive JF-17 Thunder multi-role aircraft from Pakistan for $184.3m
Pakistan’s ECC ready to sell JF-17 to Nigeria for $184.3m The ministry told the ECC that the Nigerian authorities had
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Cameroon BIR (Rapid Intervention Battalion) acquires Panthera T6 Armoured Personnel Carriers
The Cameroonian military has taken delivery of an unspecified number of the Panthera T6 armoured personnel carriers (APCs). According to
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Nigerian Navy orders 15 RHIB patrol boats from Paramount Maritime
Paramount Maritime has received an order to supply fifteen Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats (RHIB) to the Nigerian Navy. The order
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Two Nigerian Air Force (NAF) F-7Ni fighter jets crash during independence day rehearsal
Two Nigerian Air Force (NAF) F-7Ni aircraft taking part in the aerial display rehearsals to mark Nigeria’s 58th independence anniversary
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Nigerian Navy to receive AgustaWestland AW139 SAR helicopter from NIMASA
The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA, has renewed the security Memorandum of Understanding, MoU, with the Nigerian Navy.
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Cameroonian Armed Forces has acquired the Tygra 4X4 – Light Armoured Personnel Carrier
The Cameroonian Armed Forces has just taken delivery of a number of Tygra 4X4 Light Armored Personnel Carrier. According to
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Nigerian state to combat ethnic violence with drones, call center
Osun State, a southwestern state in Nigeria has announced its plans to deploy Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) also known as
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Benin Armed Forces receiving Russian arms
The Benin Armed Force (FAB) is currently receiving a number of weapons and ammunition from Russia. The arms and trade
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Next generation weapons, African nations should take note of (Part 1)
How WW3 might look like The sentence ‘World war three’ and ‘Nukes’ are synonymous with each other and are always addressed in
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Nigerian Air Force straps bomb to Hexacopter drone, showcase modified gunpods.
The Nigerian Air Force duing the 47th convocation ceremony of the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) Kaduna yesterday, 27
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African Conflict Map 2019 – A comprehensive guide
African Conflict Map 2019 All you need to know about conflicts in Africa, a comprehensive analysis on Africa’s conflicts, the
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Zimbabwe launches National Geospatial and Space Agency
The Zimbabwe National Geospatial and Space Agency will deploy earth observation satellites, global navigation satellite systems, UAVs geospatial and space
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Africa heading in the direction of peace – UN Secretary General
All this gives us hope that the African continent will be moving more and more in the right direction in
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How the war in Libya is fought without weapons
From workshop to battlefield No signs marked the entrance to the Mad Max weapons factory on the outskirts of Misrata;
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All you need to know about the made in Nigeria Army Helicopter
Please note this is purely based on analytical data recovered from the pictures published and other publicly available data. All
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RIMPAC Exercise: Why African countries don’t participate
The absence of African navies in the world’s largest maritime exercise is highly symbolic… RIMPAC 2018 As the 2018
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Landlocked Ethiopia plans to revive its Navy in new military reforms
Ethiopia to build its Navy, Prime Minister says… We should build our naval force capacity in the future… Landlocked Ethiopia,
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The current state of the Nigerian Air Force
However, what the NAF lacked in size, its experience, sheer dedication and gong-ho attitude towards adversity more than make up
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Operation Barkhane: British troops coming to Africa in support of France
British troops numbering about 100 has arrived West Africa in support of French Operation Barkhane – a counter-terrorism operation
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