The Nigerian federal government signed a contract with Arizona-based rotorcraft manufacturer MD Helicopters to purchase 12 MD 530F Cayuse Warrior Plus Scout/Attack helicopters to support counter-insurgency and counter-terrorism operations in… Continue reading "Nigeria Purchases 12 MD 530F Cayuse Warrior Plus Scout/Attack Helicopters From MD Helicopters"
The Nigerian Army announced last week the entry into service of the first two Bell UH-1H ‘Huey’ helicopters, which it claims are equipped with advanced sensors for reconnaissance, rescue, and… Continue reading "Nigeria Puts Its First Two Bell UH-1H “Huey” Helicopters Into Service"
When Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi was killed by the US Delta Force in Syria in October 2019, the fall of the Islamic State seemed imminent. Without a leader figure, the organization’s… Continue reading "IS-K – An Overlooked Threat?"
On February 6, the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) put into service the first two T129 ATAK Attack Helicopters procured from Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) at a ceremony held at the… Continue reading "Nigerian Air Force Puts Its First Two T129 ATAK Attack Helicopters Into Service"
At the Farnborough Airshow in the UK, Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) General Manager Prof. Dr. Temel Kotil confirmed the export of T129B ATAK attack helicopters to Nigeria. In an interview… Continue reading "Turkish Aerospace Industries To Supply Six T-129 ATAK Helicopters To Nigeria"
Nigeria continues to strengthen its army, which has been actively fighting terrorist organizations such as Boko Haram and ISWAP for years, with equipment acquired from various countries. The US Defense Security… Continue reading "The US Approves The Sale of 12 AH-1Z Attack Helicopters to Nigeria"
After a week where the German Foreign Minister arrived in Kyiv just to publicly announce that Germany would not be providing defensive weapons to Ukraine in the face of an… Continue reading "Editorial: The Berlin Affliction"
Cameroonian authorities reported that at least 82 former Boko Haram fighters and nearly 200 of their families’ members have surrendered over the past week. As of August 10th, the government… Continue reading "Nigeria and Cameroon Report Surrender of Hundreds of Boko Haram Fighters"
Claims by the government of Mozambique to have secured the city of Palma in the country’s north following an attack by fighters from the Islamic State’s Central Africa Province were… Continue reading "Mozambique Government Falsely Claims To Have Secured Palma"
In mid-January, the new Chinese Main Battle Tank VT-4 went through its baptism of fire in Nigeria. The Nigerian military conducted an operation against Boko Haram, also known as Islamic… Continue reading "Nigeria Deploys New Chinese VT-4 Tanks in Fight Against Boko Haram"