- May 12th, 2025
In a strategic move aimed at boosting its national defense and addressing glaring weaknesses in its aerial surveillance and protection capabilities, Nigeria is turning to China, one of the world’s leading arms exporters, to help modernize its air defense systems....
In just three decades, the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) has evolved from a defensive, second-tier force into one of the most technologically sophisticated and operationally ambitious air forces in the world. Once confined by national airspace, doctrine, and...
Morocco's air defense capabilities, the U.S. State Department has approved a potential Foreign Military Sale to the Kingdom of Morocco, involving up to 600 FIM-92K Stinger Block I air defense missiles. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) delivered the required...
Nigeria is intensifying efforts to achieve self-sufficiency in military hardware production. This ambition was underscored by a high-level meeting on March 18, 2025, between Nigeria’s Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Muhammad Matawalle, and a delegation from China North...
Algeria has officially joined the ranks of advanced airpower operators with the induction of Russian-made Sukhoi Su-35 (Flanker-E) multirole fighters into its air force. This development, confirmed by the International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) on April 8, 2025, marks...
Morocco has commenced field testing of the U.S.-made Patriot air defense system in a calculated and rapid move reflective of mounting regional rivalry. This development is seen by military observers as a direct strategic response to Algeria’s induction of the...
In a move that underscores its growing military influence in East Africa, Turkey has delivered Akinci Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicles (UCAVs) to Somalia. This significant deployment marks an escalation in Somalia’s air combat capabilities, bolstering its counterterrorism operations against Al-Shabab...
Mounting fears of a return to civil war grip South Sudan as political tensions between President Salva Kiir and First Vice President Riek Machar escalate. Violent clashes, high-level arrests, and an alarming increase in militia activity threaten to unravel the...
In an unprecedented move, the United States on Tuesday suspended all civilian flights to Haiti for a month after three commercial aircraft were hit by gunfire while flying in and out of Port-au-Prince, the capital city. The recent escalation of...
West African nations, with the support of international partners, recently conducted Exercise Grand African Nemo. This multinational naval exercise aimed to bolster collaborative security and operational capacity across 5,700 kilometers (3,540 miles) of coastline in the Gulf of Guinea, spanning...
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