Long regarded as one of Southern Africa’s most professional militaries, the Botswana Defence Force (BDF) continues to ...

They are in turn accountable to the Minister of Defence and Military Veterans of the Defence Department. The military as it exists today was created in 1994, following South Africa's first nonracial ...

Examining gaps in Nigerian airspace security and proposing a modern, holistic national defence architecture to protect ...

African countries are steadily ramping up their air power capabilities, with renewed investments in military aircraft aimed at strengthening national defence and addressing regional security threats.

One of Africa's oldest aerospace companies, ATE (Advanced Technology and Engineering Company (Pty) Ltd), manufacturers of high-tech products for the global defence industry, has been saved from ...

With more countries increasingly turning to Israel for their air defence systems, they cannot afford to isolate the Middle ...

An artist impression of a Gripen jet fighter launching the A-Darter missile. Credit: Denel Group Legislators in South Africa’s Parliament were recently told the South African Air Force (SAAF) was ...

Quadcopters, electromagnetic rifles and an AI-powered navigation system were among the wares displayed at one of Africa and the Middle East’s biggest arms expos, as defence companies jostle to break ...

African Chiefs of Defence Staff have agreed to forge a united front against terrorism, violent extremism, cyber threats, and maritime security threats across the continent. Nigeria’s Chief of Defence ...

Africa is seeing an unprecedented growth in digital technologies. However, this rapid digitalisation brings with it a variety of security threats. Across the continent, countries have seen a marked ...

If recent reports are accurate, China has begun to give Russia significant competition in the lucrative Middle Eastern and North African arms market, especially when it comes to the export of air ...