Defence Web
Thursday, April 7, 2016 - 07:44
The South African commitment to peacekeeping in Sudan is officially over with 8 SA Infantry Battalion due to start a gradual withdrawal next Friday, April 15.
Thursday, March 24, 2016 - 06:15
Egypt is on the verge of buying two more Gowind 2500 corvettes and two other warships from France, as well as a military satellite.
Tuesday, March 8, 2016 - 07:07
Egypt’s parliament has voted for the approval of a 3.3 billion euro from France to pay for the military hardware it is receiving, from fighter jets to warships.
Thursday, February 25, 2016 - 06:11
Several thousand Tunisian policemen protested in front of the prime minister's office on Thursday, chanting and demanding more pay and better working conditions as they face Islamist militants targeting security forces
Tuesday, February 9, 2016 - 06:50
A North African country is set to receive its first two MiG-29 fighter jets from Russia this year, after a contract for 50 MiG-29M/M2s was signed with Rosoboronexport in April 2015.
Friday, January 29, 2016 - 06:06
The Egyptian Air Force has received a second batch of three Rafale fighter jets from Dassault. On Thursday the aircraft arrived in Cairo from France.
Friday, January 8, 2016 - 06:56
Boeing has received a $357.8 million contract to produce precision laser guided sets for the US military and foreign military sales clients.
Friday, January 8, 2016 - 06:45
Uganda's former prime minister, one of the frontrunners in a presidential election next month, has accused incumbent President Yoweri Museveni of using killings and torture to curb support for the opposition.
Museveni, 71, has ruled Uganda, a prospective crude oil producer and Africa's largest coffee exporter, for nearly 30 years and is seeking another five-year term.
Friday, January 8, 2016 - 06:40
The United States has donated 25 mine-resistant, ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicles valued at $11 million to Nigeria to help it combat Boko Haram militants.“The equipment donation represents part of the continuing US commitment to Nigeria and its neighbours to counter Boko Haram’s senseless acts of terror and promote regional security.”
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.