in Defence / Features Posted 28 June 2018
The Ugandan People’s Defence Force (UPDF) has received a useful boost to its vertical lift capabilities with the arrival of five refurbished Bell Huey II helicopters from US surplus stocks.
in Defence / Features Posted 22 June 2018
The Zambian Air Force (ZAF) will substantially improve its transport capabilities with the arrival of two Leonardo C-27J Spartan tactical airlift aircraft.
in Air Transport / Defence / People Posted 18 June 2018
Following a restructuring of the Egyptian government’s cabinet, Air Marshal Younes Al Masry has been appointed as the country’s Civil Aviation Minister.
in Defence / Features Posted 14 June 2018
The most advanced fighter aircraft ever constructed in Africa is about to find a new lease of life on the other side of the world. Alan Dron reports.
in Defence / Features Posted 6 June 2018
Delays to the work on three special mission Gulfstreams 550s are causing the Algerian Air Force some real concerns. Alan Warnes reports.
in Defence / Features Posted 31 May 2018
The Cameroonian Air Force (CAF) transport fleet is one of the most capable and serviceable in the region and provides a capability that has few equivalents throughout central Africa. Erwan de Cherisey looks at its history and current state of
in Air Transport / Defence / Route Planning & Tourism Posted 28 May 2018
The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) extended a security warning for the Egypt Sinai Peninsula to 25 November 2018 due to continuing concern for flight safety.
in Defence / Features Posted 23 May 2018
Kenya’s requirement for new light attack/armed intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft has been dogged by controversy. Jon Lake attempts to unravel a complicated situation.
in Defence / Features Posted 14 May 2018
Alan Warnes spotlights the origins of the Tanzanian Air Force Command and highlights an interesting mix of aircraft being flown.
in Defence Posted 1 May 2018
Boeing, through its subsidiary Aviall has announced Aviall’s leadership role in supply chain management for the production of the Advanced High- Performance Reconnaissance Light Aircraft
in Defence Posted 11 April 2018
An Algerian Air Force Ilyushin-76TD military transport plane has crashed with more than 200 passengers and crew believed dead.
in Defence Posted 11 April 2018
The world’s largest operator of ex-military aircraft, Draken International, has signed an agreement with Paramount Aerospace Systems for the overhaul and ongoing engineering support of their recently acquired fleet of Mirage
in Defence / Technology / People Posted 10 April 2018
South Africa's Minister of Public Enterprises, Pravin Gordhan, has appointed an entirely new Board of Directors for the coountry's state-owned technology group Denel reports Sam Basch. The board is an
in Defence / Features Posted 10 April 2018
South Korea’s Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) has mounted a renewed effort to sell its FA-50 Golden Eagle lightweight fighter to the Botswana Defence Force (BDF).
in Defence Posted 5 April 2018
After 20 years, Aero Vodochody is selling new aircraft on the international market
in Defence / Features Posted 4 April 2018
Following its participation in Exercise Blue Shield in Sudan and Exercise Red Flag in the USA, the Royal Saudi Air Force undertook a further major training exercise, Faisal-11, in Egypt. Jon Lake reports.
in Defence / Features Posted 26 March 2018
The Force Aerienne de la Republique du Mali (FARM - Republic of Mali Air Force) has taken delivery of a pair of Harbin Y-12E Harbinger light transport aircraft, which staged through Malta on delivery in September 2017.
in Defence / Features Posted 20 March 2018
Burkina Faso signed two agreements covering the delivery of two Mil Mi-171Sh transport helicopters and associated weapons during Russia’s Army 2017 exhibition, according to Sergei Kornev, the deputy director general of the Russian state arms export
in Defence / Features Posted 13 March 2018
The Força Aérea Nacional de Angola (FANA – National Air Force of Angola) took delivery of its first two Sukhoi Su-30K fighters in September 2017 and is due to receive 10 more by early 2018.
in Defence / Features Posted 7 March 2018
The Somalia National Air Force was decimated by the Ogaden War with Ethiopia in the late-1970s and the civil war in the 1990s. It now has no aircraft and has been reduced to guarding the airport. However, the Somali Government has
in Defence / Features Posted 27 February 2018
The Aero L-39 Albatros high-performance jet trainer was created in Czechoslovakia by Aero Vodochody in the 1960s. Alan Warnes looks at how the aircraft is still being used throughout Africa.
in Defence Posted 22 February 2018
The newly created company Bronco Combat Systems (BCS) USA, announced today the launch of the Bronco II aircraft, which is based on Paramount Group's AHRLAC aircraft (Advanced High-Performance Reconnaissance Light Aircraft).
in Defence Posted 14 February 2018
Lockheed Martin reached a major milestone with the delivery of its 400th C-130J Super Hercules aircraft on Feb. 9. This Super Hercules is an MC-130J Commando II Special Operations aircraft that is assigned to the U.S. Air
in Defence Posted 7 February 2018
Paramount Group and its partners in AHRLAC Holdings have announced that its new factory is fully operational and ramping up for full production of the Advanced High Performance and Reconnaissance Light Aircraft (AHRLAC) and
in Defence / General Aviation Posted 27 December 2017
Chinese automotive and aviation company Wanfeng has bought the majority of shares in Austria’s Diamond Aircraft, the fourth largest general aviation manufacturer in the world.
in Defence Posted 18 December 2017
GKN Aerospace has signed a three year contract extension worth over US$8 million (Initial order value ZAR 89M), covering the technical product support, maintenance and parts supply for the Gripen RM12
in Defence / Features Posted 22 November 2017
For more than a decade, the Ghana Aviation Unit (GHAV) was deployed in Côte d'Ivoire as part of a UN peacekeeping force. Erwan de Cherisey looks at what was achieved and the legacy left by the unit as it finally went home earlier this year.
in Defence / Features Posted 9 November 2017
On June 5, China's state-owned Guizhou Aircraft Industries Corporation (GAIC) rolled out the first production FTC-2000 Mountain Eagle (Shanying) from its plant in Anshun. As Jon Lake reports, it was a particularly significant moment for Sudan.
in Defence / Features Posted 31 October 2017
A US Air Force competition to find a new light attack aircraft could open new doors in Africa for Embraer's Super Tucano. Alan Dron reports.
in Defence Posted 5 October 2017
The government of South Korea says the 2017 edition of the Seoul Air
Show will be used to showcase the export version of the Korean
Aerospace Industries (KAI) T-50 Golden Eagle supersonic trainer jet
with the objective of
in Defence Posted 6 September 2017
Russian Helicopters Holding is to present the Russain and international audience with a brand new utility helicopter Ka-62.
in Defence Posted 30 August 2017
A senior Nigerian Air Force (NAF) pilot instructor has died after the
Air Beetle trainer aircraft he was flying crashed near the city of
Kaduna. By Oscar Nkala.
in Defence Posted 9 August 2017
The US State Department has approved the sale of twelve (12) Embraer
A-29 Super Tucano aircraft and weapons, associated training, spare
parts, aviation and ground support equipment, hangar facilities
in Defence / Features Posted 7 August 2017
Over the past decade, the Senegalese military has been immersed in an unprecedented modernisation effort, which has allowed for a complete overhaul of the Army equipment and Navy fleet. Although the Senegalese Air Force (SAF) has also
in Defence / Features Posted 1 August 2017
The US is entering a new chapter of its military interventions in east Africa. Jon Lake reports
in Defence Posted 31 July 2017
Boeing will build and test three U.S. Army CH-47F Block II Chinook helicopters as part of a modernisation effort that will likely bring another two decades of work to the company's Philadelphia site.
in Defence / Features Posted 25 July 2017
With Paramount Group starting production of its AHRLAC advanced high-performance light reconnaissance aircraft, attention is now switching to the weaponised version, Mwari. Sam Basch reports.
in Defence Posted 12 July 2017
A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) utility helicopter was damaged when it
developed a technical fault and crashed into a body of water in the
north-east of the country on Thursday last week. By Oscar Nkala
in Defence / General Aviation Posted 10 July 2017
Autonomous drones are set to take over border patrols, crime hotspot monitoring and more, according to South Africa's Airborne Drones.
in Defence Posted 4 July 2017
The Russian Federal Service for Technical-Military Cooperation (FSTMC) says it will complete the delivery of 12 Mi-35M attack helicopters to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) in 2018, correcting earlier reports
in Defence Posted 20 June 2017
Airbus Helicopters recently started autonomous flight trials of a VSR700 Optionally Piloted Vehicle (OPV) demonstrator, paving the way for a first flight of the actual VSR700 prototype in 2018.
in Defence / Features Posted 7 June 2017
For decades, Botswana has avoided social division and corruption, and has been widely praised as an “African tiger”, with a successful economy, an 85% literacy rate, and a Government rated 35th out of 176 countries in Transparency International's latest clean
in Defence / Features Posted 6 June 2017
The Angolan Air Force is rebuilding its shattered helicopter fleet through a series of acquisitions of new and refurbished helicopters from Italy and Russia.
in Defence / Features Posted 30 May 2017
The Kenya Air Force is aiming to rethink its strategy to meet current threats. Githae Mwaniki reports.
in Defence Posted 30 May 2017
Two pilots were killed last Tuesday when a Libyan National Army (LNA) air force SIAI-Marchetti SF.260 crashed while conducting a surveillance patrol of the Libya-Sudan border on Tuesday last week. Oscar Nkala reports.
in Defence Posted 25 May 2017
The Zambian Air Force (ZAF) is negotiating with the Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) for the possible acquisition of more advanced fighter and trainer jets, helicopters and heavy-lift transport aircraft, as it forges ahead with a
in Defence / Features Posted 24 May 2017
A little-known UN mission in Mali celebrates its fourth anniversary this month. Since the deployment began, the multidimensional integrated stabilisation mission in Mali (MINUSMA) has been working to help stabilise the situation after a Tuareg rebellion in
in Defence / Features Posted 18 May 2017
Jon Lake looks at the resurgence of the Alpha Jet for Nigeria's Air Force
in Defence Posted 17 May 2017
SuperJet International's Board of Directors has appointed Stefano Marazzani new chief executive officer of SuperJet International.
in Defence / Features Posted 12 May 2017
Erwan de Cherisey takes a close look at Cameroon's rapid intervention aviation force.
in Defence Posted 10 May 2017
Boeing and the U.S. Air Force recently demonstrated that multiple aircraft and ground stations can efficiently and securely communicate using the Boeing-developed Talon HATE airborne networking system.
in Defence Posted 5 May 2017
ExecuJet is celebrating the start of a successful year in Africa, with significant increases in activity during Q1 at its South African and Nigerian FBOs.
in Defence / Features Posted 2 May 2017
Wolfgang Vormbaum realized a boyhood dream when his C-Wolf aerial utility vehicle (AUV) was displayed at the Africa Aerospace and Defence exhibition (AAD) in Pretoria. Sam Basch reports.
in Defence / Features Posted 25 April 2017
Increasing terrorist threats have led to a massive increase in special mission aircraft in Africa. Alan Warnes looks at the latest situation.
in Defence Posted 31 March 2017
By Oscar Nkala| Six people were killed when a Libyan Air Force (LAF) MiG-21 fighter jet crashed into a house in the Watar district to the south of the city of Tobruk on Wednesday.
in Defence Posted 30 March 2017
Russian Helicopters, part of State Corporation Rostec, delivered its Mi-17V-5 multirole helicopter to the Ministry of Interior and Coordination of National Government of the Republic of Kenya. The rotorcraft was
in Defence Posted 29 March 2017
The Italian Air Force (IAF) has confirmed that it flew a Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules mobile hospital aircraft to Benina, Libya to evacuate 22 injured members of the Libyan National Army (LNA) to Rome where
in Defence Posted 27 March 2017
By Oscar Nkala:
A top official of Russian Helicopters has confirmed that the delivery of the 46 Kamov Ka-52 'Alligator' helicopters ordered by the Egyptian Navy in 2015 will start in the second half of this year.
in Defence / Features Posted 10 March 2017
Erwan de Cherisey takes a detailed look at the Ghana Air Force operation in Mali.
in Defence Posted 9 March 2017
Vector Aerospace, that has facilities in South African and Kenya, has extended its tradition of serving the United States armed forces by providing support for the Airbus UH-72A Lakota.
in Defence / Features Posted 7 March 2017
With the introduction of a new glass cockpit, the Super Mushshak has been unleashed with a new lease of life. As a result, the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex (PAC) Kamra, which builds the primary trainer, has won contracts with the air forces of Qatar and now
in Defence Posted 28 February 2017
The Guizhou Aircraft Industries Corporation of China (GAIC) says it will soon deliver six FTC-2000 two-seater,advanced fighter-trainer aircraft to the Sudanese Air Force (SAF)interms of a deal signed early in 2015, reports Oscar
in Defence / Features Posted 24 February 2017
African customers of Cessna's Caravan account for around 10% of total production of the utility aircraft and military users are increasingly purchasing the type. But, asks Alan Dron, will the armed Combat Caravan find its way to the continent?
in Defence Posted 20 February 2017
Aviation and high-integrity solutions pioneer Rockwell Collins has revamped its Middle East leadership to head an expansion programme.
in Defence / Features Posted 15 February 2017
Jon Lake looks at Saab's offerings to African maritime aircraft market and concludes that it is still the cheaper, 'lower end' solutions that are expected to be most in demand.
in Defence Posted 15 February 2017
Kenya will soon be flying drones after it approved the policy procedures and regulations for remotely piloted aircraft systems.
in Defence Posted 13 February 2017
Lockheed Martin has officially introduced the world to the latest member of the C-130J Super Hercules family: the LM-100J commercial freighter.
in Defence / Features Posted 7 February 2017
Alan Warnes takes a look at the maritime surveillance situation in Africa and finds it to be somewhat patchy.
in Defence Posted 26 January 2017
Sudanese President Omar al Bashir signed several cooperation agreements with King Salman of Saudi Arabia during a brief visit to Riyadh last week, reports ch-aviation.
in Defence Posted 21 December 2016
A Lockheed Martin C130J Hercules aircraft, operated by the Royal Air Force and commissioned by DFID, successfully conducted a technical flight at St Helena Airport on Sunday.
in Defence / Features Posted 19 December 2016
Senegal has upgraded its pair of Russian-supplied Mil Mi-24P 'Hind-F' helicopter gunships with a new Israeli high-definition electro-optical (EO) system.
in Defence Posted 14 December 2016
During the Kenyan leg of her visit, Armed Forces Minister Penny Mordaunt met with the Kenyan Cabinet Secretary (CS) for Defence, Raychelle Omamo, to discuss the UK and Kenya's long-standing Defence relationship, and the pair spoke
in Defence Posted 13 December 2016
Djibouti's Ivory Jet Services will add a maiden Dassault Aviation Falcon 900 to its fleet next year, reports ch-aviation.
in Defence / Features Posted 13 December 2016
Lockheed Martin is aggressively marketing its PZL subsidiary's M28 Skytruck to African customers looking to replace existing An-28s, Airbus C212s, and even Mi-17 helicopters. Jon Lake reports.
in Defence / Features Posted 7 December 2016
An African C-130 Hercules could be completely rebuilt in Portugal. David Oliver looks at the company behind the project.
in Defence / Features Posted 2 December 2016
Egypt's naval air power is about to undergo a step-change with the purchase of 46 Kamov attack helicopters, to be carried on new, French-built Mistral-class amphibious assault ships. Alan Dron asks why such equipment is needed?
in Defence Posted 25 November 2016
JSC Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCAC) and The Central Aerohydrodynamic Institute named after Professor N. Ye. Zhukovsky (TsAGI), an aircraft design and test centre, completed another series of tests with regard to Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100)
in Defence / Features Posted 25 November 2016
The Nigerian Immigration Services (NIS) has allegedly failed to explain why it grounded three Dornier 228 turbo-prop surveillance aircraft, which could have been deployed effectively to provide aerial surveillance services to
in Defence Posted 21 November 2016
Embraer has recently received the Provisional Type Certificate for the KC-390 Basic Vehicle.
in Defence / Features Posted 18 November 2016
Africa is a key market for Airbus Defence and Space. Jon Lake explores the company's current situation and looks at opportunities within the continent.
in Defence / Features Posted 11 November 2016
Co-operation between Boeing and South Africa's Paramount Group seems to have revitalized the African company's advanced high-performance reconnaissance light aircraft (AHRLAC) programme. Jon Lake reports.
in Defence Posted 19 October 2016
Textron's Scorpion jet has successfully completed its first weapons exercise at White Sands Missile Range, while operating from Holloman Air Force Base (HAFB) in New Mexico. This exercise effectively demonstrated the Scorpion's close air support
in Defence Posted 3 October 2016
A Kenya Air Force Force helicopter with officers on board crashed in Eldas, Wajir county on September 30.
in Defence / Features Posted 26 September 2016
Lockheed Martin is focusing increased attention on Africa as a market for its C-130J Super Hercules transport aircraft, in the face of stiff competition from the Airbus Defence C295, and the Alenia C-27J Spartan. Jon Lake reports.
in Defence / Features Posted 19 September 2016
Algeria's substantial order for Russian combat helicopters indicates concern about both terrorists and international rivals, according to specialists on the region.
in Defence Posted 15 September 2016
Airbus Helicopters and Denel Aviation will cooperate on a programme to enhance and modernise South Africa's Rooivalk Attack Helicopter programme.
in Defence / Features Posted 15 September 2016
Erwan de Cherisey takes a close look at the Cameroonian Air Force's Z9WE attack helicopters.
in Defence / Events Posted 14 September 2016
Two Hongdu L-15 Falcon advanced jet trainers made their presence known on the opening day of AAD.
in Defence Posted 9 September 2016
Swahili Aviation Aersoapce, LLC and NMC-Wollard International, have completed sales of four Model 60 Tow Tractors to McEnso, Accra, Ghana, to be used for its Defence Force.
in Defence / Features Posted 9 September 2016
Recognising that many African economies are growing and noting that some African air forces need, or may soon need, new fighters, Saab is quietly promoting the Gripen. Jon Lake reports.
in Defence Posted 23 August 2016
Despite fiscal concerns and a lower oil price, defence budgets in the Middle East are forecast to reach the spending highs of 2014 by 2019 at the latest, according to new analysis released today by IHS Markit.
in Defence Posted 21 July 2016
QinetiQ and Paramount Group have signed a memorandum of collaboration to identify areas of mutual interest by sharing opportunity, design, technology and global market intelligence.
in Defence Posted 21 July 2016
Airbus Defence has signed a contract with the German Defence Procurement Agency (BAAInBw) to provide Heron 1 surveillance drones in Mali.
in Air Transport / Defence / Business Aviation Posted 18 July 2016
Sukhoi Civil Aircraft (SCAC) has delivered two of its Sukhoi Business Jets (SBJ) to the Royal Thai Air Force, in a roll-out ceremony held at Sukhoi's base in Venice.
in Defence / Maintenance Posted 14 July 2016
Kellstrom Defense Aerospace, in partnership with Astra Aircraft Corporation, has signed an exclusive five year contract with ARMSCOR for material support of the C-130B aircraft, operated by the South African Air Force (SAAF).
in Defence Posted 11 July 2016
Leonardo-Finmeccanica has been selected to supply two Beechcraft King Air 350ER aircraft, including their mission systems and sensor load-outs, for an unnamed African customer.
in Defence / Events Posted 4 June 2016
French manufacturer Dassault achieved an air show world first today when its nEUROn unmanned combat air vehicle demonstrator was presented in flight today at an air meet at Istres organized by the French Air Force making it the first
in Defence Posted 2 June 2016
Northop Grumman's navigation system will soon be offered on Beechcraft King Air special mission aircraft.
in Defence Posted 24 May 2016
Diamond Aircraft has announced the completion of its improved and redesigned DA42 MPP Special Mission Aircraft.
