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Kenya buys 15 F-5 aircraft from Jordan
Kenya has purchased 15 Northrop F-5 fighter aircraft from Jordan, Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga said on 22 July. "We have to replenish our ...
23-Jul-2008
*South Africa gears up for major MRAP vehicle production
South Africa-based BAE Systems Land Systems OMC has won what looks to be the largest US contract ever awarded for combat vehicles manufactured overseas. ...
23-Jul-2008
UK must prioritise training of Iraqi forces, says report
The training and development of the Iraqi security forces should be the top priority for UK forces in southern Iraq, the UK Defence Committee ...
23-Jul-2008
Iran schedules further tests of combat hardware
Iran has planned two more series of war games to follow the test-launching of its longest-range missile during naval exercises conducted earlier in July, ...
23-Jul-2008
Denel's Seeker 400 UAV enters final phase of development
South Africa's Denel Dynamics is in the final phase of development of its new Seeker 400 unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system, which will be ...
22-Jul-2008
4C offers SAR technology to tackle security threats
US company 4C Controls will partner with Thales Alenia Space Italia to deliver two satellites for its planned civilian use of synthetic aperture radar ...
18-Jul-2008
African forces strive for communications interoperability
Military communications experts from 21 African countries opened a week of exercises on 16 July to co-ordinate systems and ensure interoperability in anticipation of peacekeeping...
18-Jul-2008
Hizbullah prisoner swap is no guarantee of peace, say IDF sources
Israel's military strongly backed the decision on 16 July to exchange one of the country's most notorious prisoners and four others for the bodies of...
18-Jul-2008
Farnborough Airshow 2008: Elbit readies Dust-Off anti-brownout system for flight tests
Israeli defence company Elbit Systems is currently preparing its Dust-Off helicopter anti-brownout system for flight trials in September or October 2008, a company spokesperson...
18-Jul-2008
African countries participate in peacekeeping military communications exercise
Military communications experts from 21 African countries were, from 16 July, to spend a week in the Nigerian capital performing exercises to co-ordinate communications ...
17-Jul-2008
Suicide bomber attack kills 17 in Baquba
Seventeen people were killed and 35 wounded on 15 July when suicide bombers blew themselves up outside an armed forces recruiting post in Baquba ...
17-Jul-2008
ICC prosecutor seeks arrest warrant for Sudanese president
Sudan's President Omar al-Bashir on 14 July became the first sitting head of state to face charges at the International Criminal Court (ICC), for ...
15-Jul-2008
Optocon develops new range of thermal imagers
South African optics company Optocon Systems has announced the development of a new range of thermal imagers for military and security surveillance applications. The...
14-Jul-2008
Farnborough Airshow 2008: Iraq delivery marks first fleet installation of Claw software
The first Iraqi Air Force (IqAF) King Air 350ER aircraft fitted with the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Inc (GA-ASI) Claw integrated payload control and ...
14-Jul-2008
*US Fifth Fleet commander re-affirms commitment to regional co-operation
US Navy Vice Admiral William Gortney assumed command of the US Fifth Fleet on 5 July, vowing to build on and enhance existing co-operation ...
11-Jul-2008
*Denel develops ground-based launcher for Umkhonto
Denel Dynamics has developed a six-missile, ground-based launcher (GBL) for its Umkhonto vertical-launch surface-to-air missile system, which will be proposed for the second phase of...
11-Jul-2008
Hizbullah is rebuilding and re-arming, claims Israel
Hizbullah is rebuilding its military infrastructure in southern Lebanon, two years on from the July 2006 conflict with Israel, Israeli intelligence and defence sources have...
11-Jul-2008
Seven UN peacekeepers killed in Darfur attack
Seven peacekeepers were killed and 22 wounded after a two-hour firefight with militants in north Darfur, a spokesman for the UN Department of Peacekeeping Operations...
10-Jul-2008
Iran bolsters retaliation warning with missile tests
Iran has test fired a long-range Shahab-3 missile following warnings from Tehran that it would retaliate against any strike against its nuclear facilities by ...
09-Jul-2008
Mann sentenced to 34 years in Equatorial Guinea
Former British special forces soldier Simon Mann has been sentenced to 34 years in prison in Equatorial Guinea for his role in a 2004 ...
09-Jul-2008
*Farnborough 2008: IAI promises unveiling of CAEW
Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) has announced that it will unveil the G550 Conformal Airborne Early Warning (CAEW) aircraft at the Farnborough Airshow, held on ...
08-Jul-2008
ATE secures export order for Vulture UAV
South African aerospace company Advanced Technologies and Engineering (ATE) has won an export order for its Vulture tactical unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system, the ...
08-Jul-2008
Nigerian soldiers demonstrate over underpayment
Nigerian Army soldiers in the southwest city of Akure took to the streets on 4 July to protest about underpayment for their recent peacekeeping ...
07-Jul-2008
Arab countries co-operate in move towards regional force
Joint training and enhanced co-operation are two steps Arab armed forces have agreed to take in the coming months to support an eventual regional ...
04-Jul-2008
US seeks to project positive image of AFRICOM
The US Africa Command (AFRICOM) intends to emphasise "projects and engagement", according to Admiral Mike Mullen, chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, in...
04-Jul-2008
Nigeria stays firm on peacekeeping mission in Africa
Nigeria remains committed to playing a key role in peacekeeping operations around Africa following a review of the terms of its engagement with the...
03-Jul-2008
US warns Iran on threat to close oil strait
Senior US military officials have responded to Iranian threats to close the Strait of Hormuz in the event of a strike against its alleged ...
03-Jul-2008
Denel Dynamics' Mokopa missile finishes over-sea trials
Denel Dynamics has completed a first set of over-sea engagement trials with the Mokopa laser-guided, short-range, air-to-surface missile at the company's test range east...
03-Jul-2008
South African DoD unit plans four C3 projects
The Command and Management Information Systems (CMIS) division of the South African Department of Defence (DoD) has announced its intention to run four major ...
03-Jul-2008
Closure of oil route by Iran would be 'act of war', says US vice admiral
Any attempt by Iran to make good on a threat to close the Strait of Hormuz in response to an attack on its alleged ...
02-Jul-2008
Jordan appoints ambassador to Iraq
Jordan has become the first Arab nation to appoint an ambassador to Iraq, with the swearing in on 30 June of Nayef Zeidan to...
02-Jul-2008
Algeria names anti-terror expert to lead Republican Guard
Algeria has named General Abdelghani Hamel to lead the elite Republican Guard presidential detail amid a fresh military push to counter a rash of ...
01-Jul-2008
UN faces delivering food to Somalia without naval escort
The UN World Food Programme (WFP) will have to reduce food aid to Somalia without naval protection of its deliveries against pirates, the organisation ...
27-Jun-2008
SLA-Unity ready for Darfur peace talks as disputes with Chad worsen
Darfur's rebel Sudan Liberation Army - Unity (SLA-Unity) will enter peace talks "any time, anywhere", according to a leader of the movement, even as senior...
27-Jun-2008
Iraqi security remains 'fragile', US report warns
Iraq's national forces are lagging behind stated goals for assuming security responsibilities in the country's 18 provinces despite more than USD20 billion worth of investment...
27-Jun-2008
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