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Egypt, Uganda
Ukraine's Techimpex parades upgraded BMP-1 combat vehicle in Cairo and Kampala

The Ukrainian military manufacturer Techimpex and its sister company Nova Technology have entered into talks with Egypt and Uganda over the possibility of supplying their armies with modernised Soviet armoured vehicles. [...]

Published on 23.10.2020 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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European Union
Evgeniy Vashtilin
Igor Terehov
International Golden Group
Kharkiv Tractor Plant
Nova Technology
OCCRP
Techimpex
Ukrinmash
Ukrspecexport
Viktoriya Vashchilina
Volodimir Kalina
Yuriy Kravchenko

Egypt
Egyptian Air Force in the market for new training aircraft

The aircraft manufacturers Grob Aircraft, Sierra Nevada, Aero Vodochody and Leonardo have offered to supply training craft to the Egyptian army, which is looking to upgrade its fleet and also to train its pilots in flying Rafale combat planes, and perhaps Russian Sukhois too, much to Washington's consternation.

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Spotlight | Egypt
General Atomics, CASC, Leonardo... Cairo casts net wide for combat drone consultations

To pursue its national defence industry plans, Egypt is preparing a new drone order with a key transfer of technology components and is looking at suppliers from the US, China and Italy.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 28.01.2021

Egypt, United States
Telal Wassel, SAIC's ex-Mr. Egypt, jockeys for Sinai border security contract

Wassel Corporation is hoping to equip the Egyptian army with border control technologies. Its boss, a former director of the US defence giant SAIC, will be able to draw on his influential military networks at the Pentagon and in Cairo.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 07.12.2020

Wassel Corporation founder, Telal Wassel.

Spotlight | Kenya
OTT, TAG, IAG: Kenyan APC tender lures the big guns

The Kenya Defence Forces' tender for the supply of new MRAP armoured personnel carriers has caught the attention of several industry heavyweights.

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Spotlight | Egypt, Saudi Arabia, South Africa
China's Poly Technologies gets in with Sisi's army thanks to IMUT's armoured vehicles

Chinese defence giant Poly Technologies has secretly taken a stake in the capital of IMUT, a company set up to deliver locally-built armoured vehicles to the Egyptian army and which is run from Pretoria by American-Egyptian busnessman Michel F.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 30.07.2020

The armoured vehicles IMUT ST-500 (centre) and ST-100 (left and right).

Uganda
Yoweri Museveni plans to boost spending on the SOC, his praetorian guard

By providing for an increase in the presidency's budget, Yoweri Museveni is looking to increase the capacity of the special forces commanded by his son, General Kainerugaba. This presidential guard is a favourite instrument of political influence with his clan.

Subscribers only Politics 10.04.2020

Turkey, Uganda
Kampala gets Katmerciler APCs as part of Erdogan's military-diplomatic drive

By providing 20 light armoured vehicles to the Ugandan army in January, Ankara anticipated the entry into force of the bilateral military agreement between Turkey and Uganda, which was ratified on February 5 by the Turkish Parliament.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 06.03.2020

The UPDF received in January 20 light armored vehicles of the Hizir type, from the Turkish Katmercil

Uganda
Wilson Mbadi negotiates tanks with Russia

In December, the deputy chief of the defence forces, Lieutenant General Wilson Mbadi, travelled to Russia to negotiate the procurement [...]

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Sisi favours French weapons

Seizing an opportunity afforded by the US Congress' sanctioning of General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi (IOL 698, IOL 695), French defence [...]

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Washington watches as Tehran negotiates with Niamey for 300 tonnes of uranium

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Behind the scenes of Mamadi Doumbouya's offensive on Russian miner Nordgold

Egypt, Uganda
Ukraine's Techimpex parades upgraded BMP-1 combat vehicle in Cairo and Kampala

Egypt
Egyptian Air Force in the market for new training aircraft

Spotlight | Egypt
General Atomics, CASC, Leonardo... Cairo casts net wide for combat drone consultations

Egypt, United States
Telal Wassel, SAIC's ex-Mr. Egypt, jockeys for Sinai border security contract

Spotlight | Kenya
OTT, TAG, IAG: Kenyan APC tender lures the big guns

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China's Poly Technologies gets in with Sisi's army thanks to IMUT's armoured vehicles

Uganda
Yoweri Museveni plans to boost spending on the SOC, his praetorian guard

Turkey, Uganda
Kampala gets Katmerciler APCs as part of Erdogan's military-diplomatic drive

Uganda
Wilson Mbadi negotiates tanks with Russia