State-owned defence and technology conglomerate Denel is cleaning up house one contract at a time, Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Public Enterprises heard this week.

Egypt’s first international tri-services Egypt Defence Exhibition (Edex), is underway in New Cairo, where it has attracted some 300 exhibitors from 41 countries. The organisers aim to make Edex one of the biggest regional defence trade shows.

South Africa’s defence industry is facing a crisis as the state-owned arms maker Denel struggles to survive, and rapidly agreeing equity partnerships is the only way to save it, one of the country’s top defence officials has said.

On Tuesday 4th December in Djibouti, EU NAVFOR’s Force Commander, Rear Admiral Alfonso Pérez de Nanclares handed back command of Operation Atalanta Forces to the Operational Headquarters. The Change of Command Ceremony took place during a reception held on board...

The Somaliland Coast Guard in Berbera has received three fast patrol boats donated by Sweden as well as other equipment and training.

Delegates at the recent Shared Awareness and De-confliction (SHADE) conference have warned that complacency will see a rapid resurgence in the scourge of piracy, especially off the Horn of Africa.

Russian Helicopters is establishing a maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) centre for Mi-8/17 helicopters in Helwan, Egypt, which should be certified in 2019. The centre will initially maintain Egyptian Air Force Mi-8T and Mi-17 helicopters.

Egypt has requested the sale of ten Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters at an estimated cost of $1 billion.

The United States has concluded delivery of eight UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters to Tunisia, which will use them for transport, medical evacuation and combat operations.

Belgian aerospace companies SABCA and Sabena Aerospace have signed a Memorandum Of Understanding (MoU) to offer maintenance, repair, overhaul and upgrade services for military aircraft in Morocco.

The United States Department of Defence has placed a $329 million contract with the Sierra Nevada Corporation to manufacture 12 A-29 Super Tucano aircraft for the Nigerian Air Force (NAF).

Arianespace launched a rocket from French Guiana carrying Morocco’s second earth observation satellite, the European launch company said.

Monday will see the departure of a seven-strong convoy of vehicles from AFB Waterkloof carrying festive season cheer for the just on two thousand soldiers currently deployed on the border protection tasking Operation Corona.

On 30 November the Pretoria High Court reaffirmed its previous order that 355 people evicted without due process a year ago by the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) from its Marievale base in Gauteng be accommodated by the army.

The Minister of Defence and Military Veterans called for “regular interaction” with communities affected by sewage and other pollution of the Vaal River when she visited Emfuleni Municipality recently.

Ingenuity, tenacity and the sweat equity in the form of hard work were major contributing factors in bringing the Tug de Mist to the surface this week just on four weeks after she sank in the Still Water Basin of Simon’s town harbour.

France’s Naval Group (formerly DCNS) has signed a five-year maintenance and support agreement with Egypt that will see it look after warships it has supplied to the North African country.

The ISS (Institute for Security Studies) is the recipient of the African Union’s (AU) 2018 special award of excellence for its partnership with the AU Commission to promote Africa’s blue economy.

Zimbabwean doctors at public hospitals went on strike for the second time this year to demand better pay and conditions, a union official said, as President Emmerson Mnangagwa’s government struggles with a deteriorating economy.

As is customary every November, the Western Cape Department of Environmental Affairs finalised its firefighting resources in preparation for the worst summer wildfire season yet.

Kenyan police helped two colleagues arrested for suspected corruption escape custody by firing warning shots to scare off anti-graft officers holding them, the anti-graft agency said.

Diane Rwigara, a critic of veteran Rwandan president Paul Kagame, was acquitted by Rwanda’s high court on charges including inciting insurrection and forging documents.

Italian prosecutors placed five members of Egypt’s security forces under official investigation for alleged involvement in the disappearance of student Giulio Regeni, a judicial source said.

Dozens of Libyans protested against a US air strike on suspected al Qaeda militants in the country’s south-western desert, saying civilians were targeted, witnesses said.

Germany and France will welcome Spain as a full partner in their programme to develop a next-generation air combat system, and expect to sign an agreement finalising the move at the Paris Air Show in June, German government sources said on Wednesday.

The global balance is tilting towards China as the world’s second largest economy gains significant capital, global clout and technological dominance, the chief of Britain’s MI6 spy service said on Monday.

Safran unveiled ambitions to become the world’s leading aerospace supplier in 15 years, overtaking United Technologies, as it pledged a research and development (R&D;) spending drive while increasing cash returns to shareholders.

Ethiopia has overtaken Dubai as a conduit for long-haul passengers to Africa, highlighting the success of the state airline’s expansion drive and the reforms of its new prime minister.

The South African Airways (SAA) has in the 2017/18 financial year incurred more losses than budgeted due to its inability to execute its strategy, says Chief Executive Vuyani Jarana.

Moroccan national flag-carrier, Royal Air Maroc, is adding an additional ATR 72-600 to its fleet. This will bring its total ATR 72-600 fleet to six aircraft.

The Pentagon’s pick for the next commander of U.S. Central Command said on Tuesday the high casualty rate of Afghan security forces would not be sustainable even with the stalemate in the fight against Taliban militants.

A Yemeni Houthi delegation is expected to leave for Sweden on Tuesday for U.N.-sponsored peace talks, the first since 2016, as Western nations press for an end to the war that has pushed the impoverished country to the verge of starvation.

A growing rivalry between two powerful Shi’ite Muslim factions has paralysed efforts to form a government in Iraq six months after an election aimed at steering the country towards recovery from years of war.