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Osprea Logistics is successfully delivering another 50 Mamba armoured vehicles to an African based customer, who will use them for peacekeeping missions. United States-based Osprea...

The Ghana Police Service has taken delivery of a vast quantity of new equipment, including Marauder armoured personnel carriers, and helicopters. President Nana Addo Dankwa...

The United Arab Emirates’ EDGE group has signed a cooperation agreement with the Tanzania People’s Defence Force (TPDF) during the IDEX defence show underway...

Ghana’s military has commissioned into service 175 military vehicles, for internal security as well as peacekeeping use. Ghana’s president and commander-in-chief Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo...

Humanitarian mine action in Sudan is seen by the United Nations Mine Action Service (UNMAS) as one part of peacebuilding in troubled Sudan with...

The three-star general leading the largest component of the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) Lawrence Mbatha set the tone for officers and personnel at...

Firefighting and emergency response vehicle manufacturer Marce has delivered dozens of its Rhino firefighting vehicles to the South African Air Force (SAAF) and continues...

Morocco will become the first African nation to offer military support to Ukraine with the sale of T-72 tanks. Under the deal, the United States...

There were no takers to an Armscor Defence Disposal Solutions (DDS) tender for either the sale or destruction of 21 scrap armoured vehicles at...

Armscor issued a Request for Information (RFI) on 12 January for the procurement of armoured personnel carriers (APCs) for the South African National Defence...

“This is an alert. This is not a test!” Commander Hossam Shafei, Chief of Operations, calls out across the Douentza airfield to Major Doaa...

Africa Command’s premier and largest annual special operations exercise combining military and law enforcement to strengthen African and international special operations forces capabilities. “Flintlock will...

The United States has handed over $9 million worth of weapons, vehicles, medical supplies and other equipment to the Somali National Army to support...

The South African Police Service (SAPS) Head Office Organised Crime Investigations Unit, has recovered military explosive devices and equipment in Benoni, Gauteng. SAPS spokesperson Athlenda...

The SA Army plans to acquire unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for reconnaissance and target acquisition according to a now closed Armscor tender. Documentation issued for...

Pretoria-based electronics company Etion Create is hitting full stride with its flagship CheetahNAV military vehicle tactical navigation system now in series production and attracting...

DCD Protected Mobility rates its Husky as the world’s leading landmine detection system. Tested to international standards in the United States (US), France and...

The Paramount Group achieved major export successes with its Mbombe range of infantry combat vehicles (ICVs) and is now turning toward the domestic ...

Ongoing and, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) increasing, hostilities put paid to the country’s hopes of being anti-personnel mine compliant by year-end. Support...

Launched at the recent Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) exhibition in September, Paramount Group’s new Maatla 4x4 light protected vehicle is being delivered to...

The United States has donated two Vamtac armoured personnel carriers (APCs) to Mali under the US Antiterrorism Assistance Programme (ATA), which provides US government...

OTT Solutions brought its Ratel Service Life Extension Programme (SLEP) vehicle to the South African Army’s Combat Training Centre at Lohatla in the Northern...

Talakufa Mudzikiti thought that the 1979 cease-fire ending Zimbabwe’s 15-year war would make it safe to search for his family’s lost cattle. It would...

Coalition and joint service members from the United States' Combined Joint Task Force – Horn of Africa participated in a Partner Appreciation Day event...

Vehicle armouring specialist SVI Engineering has armoured a fleet of Hilux double-cab bakkies deployed to help protect Toyota South Africa Motors’ vehicle-manufacturing plant in...

The Angolan Armed Forces, in partnership with the US Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF) and 807th Medical Command, Army Reserve, are hosting...

From 24-28 October, more than 80 participants from the US, Africa partner nations and multinational forces gathered in Nairobi, Kenya, to plan exercise Justified...

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Saudi companies Scopa and the National Company for Mechanical Systems (NCMS) has been signed for the production of...

The European Union Naval Force’s Operation Irini has seized dozens of BATT UMG armoured vehicles destined for Libya in violation of United Nations sanctions. At...

Global electronic countermeasures (ECM) specialist Allen-Vanguard has fitted ECM equipment to 19 vehicles for an African nation that is a major contributor to peacekeeping...

Global electronic countermeasures specialist Allen-Vanguard has received multi-million Canadian dollar funding from an undisclosed customer to provide more electronic countermeasures (ECM) equipment to protect...

Next in line for the seemingly never-ending saga that is the SA Army’s new infantry combat vehicle (ICV) to replace the ageing Ratel is...

Hensoldt South Africa has introduced its new RES9000 radar electronic surveillance solution for the detection, location and analysis of modern radar emitters. The RES9000 from...

Firearms manufacturer Truvelo is finding its feet again under the direction of its new owner, African Defence Group. The company was exhibiting its full range...

Hensoldt South Africa has launched the latest version of its flagship Quadome radar, the Quadome Land, designed for air and surface surveillance and targeting. The...

For many years India has been seeking to become self-sufficient in many year areas of land systems, including towed artillery systems. The 155 mm/45 calibre...

Sudan’s Military Industry Corporation (MIC) is offering its 122 mm artillery rocket system to potential customers amongst a wide range of land and air...

A Pretoria based engineering firm is designing and producing custom built turrets for customers as far afield as Azerbaijan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the UAE...

Although having supplied numerous South African defence companies with design and manufacturing solutions in the weapons systems area for many years, Pretoria-based Evotex is...

Military and other specialised purpose-built vehicles (SPBV) that operate in volatile environments are often at high risk due to the threat of fire and...

SVI Engineering has unveiled a new addition to its growing range of armour-protected vehicles, the MAX 3 six-wheel vehicle. Displayed for the first time at...

The OTT Group, having gained much experience remanufacturing Ratel infantry combat vehicles (ICVs), has developed a Ratel Service Life Extension Plan (SLEP) to keep...

Paramount Group subsidiary Paramount Land Systems is for the first time unveiling its new Maatla 4x4 Light Protected Vehicle (LPV), which is aimed at...

When al-Shabaab attacked the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi, Kenya in 2013, the group live-blogged the terrifying event on Twitter, taunting the authorities who...

Several years ago, Sat-Com launched a new panel-mount radio and this has evolved into a successful new series of user-friendly radios. The Badger, Shark and...

A Lesotho Defence Force soldier has been demoted after soliciting bribes from people entering into Lesotho from South Africa at the Van Rooyen’s border...

Paramount Group will produce its Mbombe 4 infantry combat vehicle in Thailand, in collaboration with local partners, as the D-Lion. The company made the announcement...

Three years after revealing it was operating VN1 8x8 armoured vehicles, Gabon’s military has for the first time displayed new VP11 4x4 vehicles acquired...

As Denel readies itself to become a properly functioning entity, the State-owned defence and technology conglomerate appears to have an ally in the form...

The United States has approved a possible $141 million sale of MIDS-JTRS ground command and control equipment to Morocco. The US Defence Security Cooperation Agency...