On April 8, the Burkina Faso Air Force put two Bayraktar Akıncı unmanned aerial vehicles, procured from Turkish drone manufacturer Baykar Defense, into service at a ceremony held at Sapone… Continue reading "Burkina Faso Puts Bayraktar Akıncı Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Into Service"
Azerbaijan continues to receive MEMATT Mechanical Mine Clearing Vehicles from ASFAT, a company affiliated to the Turkish Ministry of Defense. According to the contract between the Azerbaijan Ministry of Defense… Continue reading "Turkey Delivers 13 MEMATT Mine Clearance Vehicles To Azerbaijan"
After nearly a decade of fighting Islamist insurgents in the country, France has announced it is withdrawing troops from Mali. French forces will be redeployed elsewhere in the Sahel. In… Continue reading "France Announces Troop Withdrawal from Mali"
Welcome to Overt Defense’s Weekend Briefing where we round up the week’s most interesting and important defense news. As February begins, we continue to cover the latest from around the world.… Continue reading "Weekend Briefing (31 January – 4 February)"
On Sunday, The French Ministry of Armed Forces announced that around 60 terrorists were “neutralized” in Burkina Faso between 15-23 January by French troops operating as part of Operation Barkhane.… Continue reading "French Army Reports It Neutralized 60 Terrorists in Burkina Faso"
Turkey provided new MEMATT mine clearing vehicles to Burkina Faso. The news of the export was announced on the Ministry of National Defense’s official social media accounts. According to the… Continue reading "Export of Unmanned Mine Clearing Equipment MEMATT From Turkey To Burkina Faso"
On 24 May, Malian Vice President Assimi Goïta, who had also headed the junta behind the 2020 Mali coup, led the Malian army to overthrow the current transitional government. The… Continue reading "France and African Union Respond to Mali Coup"