Oscar Nkala
Friday, April 1, 2016 - 06:27
The French Navy has seized a huge consignment of weapons including hundreds of AK-47 assault rifles and anti-tank weapons from a dhow headed for Somalia.
Wednesday, March 30, 2016 - 06:24
The Mauritius Coast Guard Service (MCG) has commissioned into service ten 14.5 metre long Fast Interceptor Boats (FIBs) ordered from Indian shipbuilder Goa Shipyards Limited, the government has announced.
Friday, March 25, 2016 - 06:10
The Russian government has reportedly pledged to provide helicopters, night-vision goggles and bullet-proof vests to Tunisian security forces to fight al-Qaida and the Islamic State group in North Africa.
Monday, March 14, 2016 - 06:35
The Egyptian parliament has approved government plans to secure a €3.37 billion (US $3.76 billion) loan to fund the acquisition of weapons and military equipment, including Navy vessels and fighter jets, as part of the country's ongoing force modernization program, a new
Monday, March 7, 2016 - 06:12
"Across the Middle East and North Africa, NATO is working to develop and strengthen the defense and security sectors of our partners. We have worked with Egypt’s military to introduce new mine detection and clearing technology. We are developing a program with Tunisia to train their special forces.
Thursday, March 3, 2016 - 06:11
he Algerian Ministry of National Defense (MND) and Russian aircraft manufacturer Novosibirsk Aircraft Production Association (NAPO) are likely to sign a deal for the sale of 12 Sukhoi-34 "Fullback" striker aircraft before the end of 2016, Russian news service TASS has reported.
Monday, February 22, 2016 - 06:23
Russian state-owned aircraft manufacturer Russian Aircraft Corporation has announced the sale of 50 MiG-29 M/M2 fighter jets to a North African country, which was not named for customer confidentiality reasons.
Monday, January 4, 2016 - 08:17
Russian Helicopters says it will supply the Egyptian Navy with 46 Ka-52K (Kamov-52 "Katran") naval attack helicopters to equip the two Mistraal-class helicopter carrier amphibious assaults ships acquired from France last year.
Friday, December 11, 2015 - 06:21
The US Army has awarded Boeing a $124 606 538 firm-fixed-price contract for the supply of 53 full-rate production Lot 89 Harpoon missiles, components and spares and Stand-off Land Attack Missile (SLAM) and Expanded Response weapon system services to Egypt and 11 other allies in a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) procurement project due for delivery in June 2017.
Wednesday, November 25, 2015 - 06:25
Russian State Technologies Corporation (ROSTEC) says it is holding pre-contract delivery negotiations for the supply of the Antey 2500 and Buk missile systems ordered by Egypt in 2014 to upgrade the capabilities of its Air Defense Force (ADF).