Africa

Africa Air 

Sudanese Air Force Antonov An-30 and An-32 Destroyed in Ground Collision at Khartoum Intl Airport

October 3, 2018October 3, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, Antonov An-30, Antonov An-32, Military transport aircraft (MTA), Sudan, Sudanese Air Force

Two Sudanese Air Force military transport aircraft – an Antonov An-30 and An-32 – have been destroyed in a ground

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Africa Air 

Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) Orders Six Armed MD 530F Cayuse Warrior Attack Helicopters

September 28, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Armed scout helicopter, Kenya, Kenya Defence Forces (KDF), MD 530F Cayuse Warrior, MD Helicopters Inc. (MDHI), MD Helicopters MD 500, U.S. Army Contracting Command (ACC)

MD Helicopters, Inc. (MDHI) announced the receipt of the second delivery order for six armed MD 530F Cayuse Warrior helicopters

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Africa Air 

Two Nigerian Air Force F-7NI Fighter Jets Collides Mid-Air While Rehearsing for Independence Day Flypast

September 28, 2018September 28, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Accidents/ Crashes, Chengdu J-7/F-7, Fighter aircraft, Nigeria, Nigerian Air Force (NAF)

Two Nigerian Air Force (NAF) F-7NI fighter jets collided mid-air on Friday while rehearsing for the flypast celebrating Nigeria’s 58th

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Africa Air Europe 

Leonardo, Paramount Group Sign LoI to Evaluate Cooperation on M-345 Jet Trainer

September 22, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD), Alenia Aermacchi M-345, Leonardo, Paramount Group, South Africa, Trainer aircraft

Leonardo and the Paramount Group signed a Letter of Intent (LoI) to evaluate a cooperation for the development of an

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Africa Land 

U.S. State Department Clears Sale of 120MM Tank Rounds to Egypt

September 19, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments APFSDS, Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), Egypt, Egyptian Army, Foreign Military Sales (FMS), General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (GD-OTS), M1 Abrams, Tank ammunition, USA

The U.S. State Department has approved a possible Foreign Military Sale (FMS) of 46,000 M831A1 and M865 tank rounds and

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Africa Air 

Kenya Air Force Takes Delivery of Nine AS550 Fennec Light Helicopters from UAE

September 17, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Airbus Helicopters H125, Eurocopter AS550 Fennec, Helicopter, Kenya, Kenya Defence Forces (KDF), Kenyan Air Force (KAF), United Arab Emirates (UAE)

The Kenya Air Force (KAF) took delivery of nine Eurocopter AS550 Fennec light helicopters from the United Arab Emirates (UAE),

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Africa Naval 

Southern African Shipyards to Construct South African Navy’s New Hydrographic Survey Vessel

September 15, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Fincantieri, Hydrographic survey, Research/ Survey Vessel, SAS Protea, South Africa, South African Navy, Southern African Shipyards (SAS), Vard Marine

Durban-based Southern African Shipyards (SAS) has been selected for the design and construction of the South African Navy’s new hydrographic

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Africa Misc 

Eight Killed in Explosion at Rheinmetall Denel Munition Plant in South Africa

September 13, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Denel SOC, Rheinmetall, Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM), Rheinmetall Waffe Munition, South Africa

An explosion at the Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM)’s Somerset West plant in South Africa on the afternoon of Monday, Sept.

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Africa Air Deployments 

Royal Air Force Chinook Helicopters Arrives in Mali to Support French Counter-Terrorism Operations

August 17, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Boeing CH-47 Chinook, France, Helicopter, Mali, Operation Barkhane, RAF Odiham, Royal Air Force (RAF), UK

Three Royal Air Force Chinook helicopters, supported by around 90 British personnel are now fully operational and are supporting French

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Africa Air GeoPolitics/ Policy 

U.S. Delivers C-130E Hercules Military Transport Aircraft to Ethiopian Air Force

July 28, 2018 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Ethiopia, Ethiopian Air Force, Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Military transport aircraft (MTA), USA

The U.S. Government delivered a C-130E Hercules military transport aircraft to the Ethiopian Air Force during a ceremony in Addis

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