Morocco wants combat control systems with Link 16, US agrees
The US has approved the potential delivery of ground-based command and control systems and related equipment to…
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Spain sends Relampago patrol vessel against Guinea pirates
The Spanish Navy's BAM Relampago has begun a nearly four-month deployment to the west coast of Africa and the Gulf…
Watch: US Air Force’s MQ-9 Reaper was shot down by LNA in Libya
MQ-9 Reaper ER drone was shot down over Libya after it entered the country's airspace. According to Turkish…
Morocco buys Airbus H135 twin-engine helos with NVGs for training
The Royal Moroccan Air Force has ordered a fleet of H135 helicopters from European aerospace and defense giant…
Egypt buys Eurofighters, M-346 aircraft, frigates, and spy satellite
Egypt is on its way to making its biggest acquisition of weapons technology since the end of World War II by…
Nigeria buys 12 US Viper helos: AGR-20 PGMs, M197 20mm cannon
The United States has decided to approve a possible foreign military sale to Nigeria regarding the AH-1Z attack…
Senegal acquires 105 LG guns: 12 rpm, extended range [17km] ammo
Senegal's armed forces will acquire in the next 18 months, as of April 20 this year, eight towed 105 LG artillery…
Nigeria acquires AH-1Z helos, but without AGM-114 Hellfire missiles
The United States has approved the possible sale of 12 Bell AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters to Nigeria, learned…
Morocco acquires UAE Mirage 2000 fighters completely free of charge
According to a report on the Mondafrique, a large part of UAE Mirage-2000 9/EAD/RAD fleet will end up in Morocco…
ISIS slaughtered 40 civilians in Congo, there are soldiers killed
In Congo, more than 40 people have been attacked by Islamic State militants, BulgarianMilitary.com has learned,…
Russia donated two armed gunship ground-attacking Mi-17s to Mali
The Russian government has donated two helicopters Mil Mi-17 armed gunship version of the Armed Forces of Mali,…
Turkish 25 km range HISAR SAM system could be produced in Egypt
Turkey's medium and long-range surface-to-air missile systems HISAR can start production in Egypt, as a joint…
M23 rebel movement shot down UN helo by a surface-to-air missile
MONUSCO has announced the loss of a Puma helicopter that was shot down in the eastern part of the country by the…
Egypt receives the latest Boeing’s F-15 – the Advanced Eagle
Egypt will be persuaded and will receive the requested 4th generation F-15 Eagle, learned BulgarianMilitary.com,…
Africans, Syrians form Putin’s ‘colonial troops’ for Ukraine [video]
The Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu told Russian President Vladimir Putin that 16,000 volunteers from the…
Israel provides Morocco with Barak SAMs with up to 150 km range
IAI will supply Morocco with Barak MX air and anti-missile defense systems for an estimated amount of more than…