MENADEFENSE All about defense from Marrakech to Bengladesh

By Scott Morgan Just how bad is the current security situation in the Sahel? We don’t generally hear about the situation in the region until one Islamist Group launches an attack against either Government troops of one of the States or a Western Interest in the region. For example recent attacks in Mali [1]and Burkina Faso[2] generated substantial press coverage. ...

  The newly minted 115th Congress is off to an interesting start. While most people are focused on the repeal of the Affordable Care Act there is a quiet movement behind the scenes to address Terrorism. Currently there are two pieces of legislation that have been introduced that seeks to address a long standing foe of the United States. The ...

Rheinmetall’s Simulation and Training unit has won another important order in the Middle East-North Africa region. A customer country has contracted with the Düsseldorf-based high-tech Group to modernize and expand an existing live training facility. The order is worth just under €10 million, already included in the Group’s recently presented nine-month figures. Rheinmetall will supply state-of-the-art hardware and software components ...

The Technodinamica holding company of the ROSTECH State Corporation plans to open in South Africa a branch of the Aviation Service Centre to provide African operators of domestic aircraft with parts and components. ROSTECH’s Technodinamica intends to open a representative office of the aviation service centre in Africa. The centre of maintenance and repair is slated to be opened in ...

 • The agreement foresees the production of three AgustaWestland light and medium helicopter types in Aïn Arnat, Algeria, for various uses including transport, medical evacuation, surveillance and control            • The joint company will also provide after-sales services including repair and overhaul, training and the development of high technology capabilities in fields of aeronautical material production ...

Très discrètement, l’armée de l’air algérienne a entrepris des tests poussés du drone de très longue endurance émirati UNITED 40 aussi appelé Yabhon. A partir d’une base aérienne du centre du pays, le drone, lourdement armé, a déjà effectué plusieurs vols pour des tests d’endurance et des simulations d’attaques au sol à différentes altitudes. Le drone serait pris en main ...

At the contrary to what we announced  few weeks ago, the deal for an helicopeter assembly plant in Algeria has been awarded to  Leonardo-Helicopters (eg Finmeccanica Agusta Westland) and not Denel. Even if the Algerian government still consider the option of an assembly line for the south-african Rooivalk. The proposal have been made by the South African manufacturer DENEL during the ...

As part of our efforts to introduce and popularize new concepts in the defense market, we wanted to present a very promising company which marked it footprint in this Olympic Games to be held in Rio. We had the immense opportunity to discuss with M John Marion, president of Logos Technologies about the guardian angel of the Olympics, the Simera System. ...