OP NEWCOMBE: UK task force enters Mali, deploys exotic combat systems
British troops numbering about 300 has arrived in Mali to support the United Nations’ Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission (MINUSMA), the
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Author: Kazim Abdul
Mali orders additional C295 aircraft
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Libya: LNA operating South African-made G5 155 mm howitzers
The Libyan National Army (LNA) is now operating new artillery systems including South African-made 155 mm G5 gun-howitzer and Serbian
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Tunisia to deploy helicopters, troops to UN MINUSCA
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Pennant International signs contract for Virtual Parachute Training System with Morocco
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Seven years-long combatant France is revisiting it’s military footprint in Africa’s Sahel, in view of reducing troops number as joint
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Sudanese Navy gets Russian Petrushka Class training boat
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Otokar to deliver ARMA 8×8 and Cobra II armored vehicles to African country
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US Navy destroyer ‘USS Roosevelt’ visits Algeria
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Tunisian Air Force F-5 fighter jet crashes
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US approves Egypt’s Maritime Domain Awareness system
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UK provides brigade-level command and staff training to Somalia
The United Kingdom has increased its support to the Somalian National Army (SNA) by providing much needed command and staff
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French military puts Griffon armored vehicle through its pace in Djibouti
French military forces based in the Horn of Africa has received two VBMR Griffon wheeled armored vehicles for operational testing
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Ivory Coast receives more Mi-24 attack helicopter
The Ivory Coast Air Force has acquired two Mi-24 ‘Hind’ attack helicopters to enhance it’s operations. The first Hind attack
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AFRICOM, French military discuss partnership, global power competition in Africa
US military Africa Command leaders and the French Chief of the Defence Staff, General Francois Lecointre, and other French senior
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United Kingdom gifts patrol vehicles and logistics equipment to Somalia
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Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman JV gets Morocco’s Apache radar contract
Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman joint venture Longbow Limited Liability Company (LBL) has been awarded a contract to supply AN/APG-78
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150 Swedish Special operations troops prepare for Malian deployment
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Turkey donates Kirpi armored vehicle and utility trucks to Somalia
Somalia has accepted twelve Turkish-made Kirpi armored vehicle and another twelve utility trucks. The military vehicles were delivered to Somalia
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Libya: Turkey deploys Korkut 35 mm air defense gun to counter aircraft, SCUD, drones
The newly delivered Russian combat aircrafts including MiG-29s and Sukhoi Su-24 Fencer strike aircraft to Libya signaled a new dimension
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African nation receiving HIZIR 4×4 armored vehicle from Turkey
Turkish company Katmerciler is delivering the first batch of HIZIR 4×4 armoured vehicles to an African customer. Last year, the export agreement was signed with the African country as part of a $20.7 million deal. The company did not supply the name of the country making the orders.
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Mali: Romanian Pumas lights up with BrightNite situational awareness system
IAR 330 Puma helicopters being flown by the Romanian Air Force in Mali as part of its contribution to the UN-led peacekeeping mission has been equipped with the Bright-Nite situational and navigational system.
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Morocco orders 24 Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopter
The Moroccan government has ordered 24 Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters, with delivery expected to commence in 2024. Boeing will
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Unmanned Ground Vehicles clears mines in Libya
Libya’s Government of National Accord (GNA) has enlisted the help of various unmanned ground vehicles to clear unexploded ordnance ( UXO) left behind by retreating Haftar’s forces.
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US donates 10 Mercedes Atego trucks to Niger
The US department of defense has donated ten 4×4 Mercedes Atego troop transport trucks to the Nigerien Armed Forces. It has also
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