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Armoured vehicle manufacturers battle it out for Kenya Defence Forces' orders

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Keen to reassert Turkey's international status, and also to help Turkish companies to break into the African market, the Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan has been spearheading a major diplomatic and business drive in Africa. To achieve its goals, the Turkish government is counting on the assistance of its religious networks. [...]

As the Kenyan armed forces look to strengthen their capacities by acquiring more armoured vehicles, European rivals Excalibur and Mowag are taking a close interest in their plans to acquire 8x8 armoured combat vehicles, while Turkish companies are hoping to land orders for mine-resistant ambush-protected (MRAP) vehicles. [...] (388 words)

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KENYA
Al Shabaab
Albert Kendagor
Amisom
Andrew Rohling
BMC
Botswana Defence Force
Excalibur
General Dynamics
International Armored Group
Katmerciler
Kenya Defence Forces
Mowag
Otokar
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Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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US Army

France and Turkey eye their chance as Textron armoured vehicle deal falls through Free

Blocked by the Biden administration, US company Textron's bid to supply 50 armoured vehicles to Nairobi has come to nothing. This could be an opportunity for the two enterprising Turkish manufacturers Otokar and Katmerciler, as well as French company Arquus, to seize the opportunity. [...]

GAMBIA Defence Business 24/08/2021

Banjul orders Turkish Katmerciler APCs to bolster its peacekeeping contingents

Gambia has signed an agreement with Turkish parastatal Katmerciler in order to respond to the country's intention to increase the number of its peacekeepers in Africa. The armoured vehicle manufacturer is a pillar of President Erdogan's military and diplomatic offensive in East, and now also, West Africa. [...]

Gambia has ordered 20 Hizir armoured vehicles from Turkish company Katmerciler. © Katmerciler

KENYA Defence Business 26/07/2021

Why Turkey's Katmerciler is struggling to finalise its army deal

The Turkish armoured vehicle manufacturer, which announced in early June that it had been chosen to deliver more than a hundred vehicles to the Kenya Defence Forces, is currently at a total standstill. The contract's completion is being hampered by technical elements that do not match the project specifications. [...]

BOTSWANA Defence Business 19/03/2021

General Dynamics, Saab, Leonardo and KAI all in the mix to upgrade Gaborone's air force

Changes at the top of the Botswanan army have given fresh impetus to negotiations to acquire new combat planes, though budgetary constraints remain a central issue. [...]

SOMALIA Defence Business 18/03/2021

US contractor Barbaricum spreads its wings for AMISOM

US defence contractor Barbaricum wants to diversify in Somalia and has expressed an interest in supporting AMISOM. [...]

KENYA TURKEY Defence Business 01/02/2021

Katmerciler's armoured vehicles take the police and army by storm with Erdogan's backing

Turkish armoured vehicle manufacturer Katmerciler is negotiating a $30m contract to supply 50 Hizir armoured personnel carriers to the Kenyan police as the Kenyan army prepares to take delivery of 100 others. The Katmerci family's energetic sales drive is getting full backing from President Erdogan. [...]

KENYA Defence Business 27/01/2021

Katmerciler beats off OTT, TAG and IAG over APCs

The Turkish firm's clinching of a $70m contract to supply 118 armoured vehicles left its US and South African competitors for dust and, after its recent success in Uganda, marks its continued expansion in East Africa. [...]

KENYA SOMALIA Defence Business 15/01/2021

MBDA to help Kenyan forces in AMISOM demine Al-Shabaab-plagued Somalian front

Right after offering its demining solutions to the Sahel region armies, the European defence firm MBDA is ready to roll out its equipment in the Horn of Africa. [...]

KENYA SOMALIA Defence Politics 08/01/2021

Kenya puts boots on ground and planes aloft on Somalian front

Diplomatic tensions between Kenya and Somalia have prompted the Kenya Air Force to bolster Nairobi's military deployment on the north-eastern border. And yet ironically, its aircraft will continue to patrol Somalian skies to support the Kenyan contingents within AMISOM. [...]

KENYA Defence Politics 24/11/2020

Kenyan army on lookout for next 8x8 armoured vehicles

The Kenya Defence Forces (KDF) plan to acquire new eight-wheel-drive (8x8) armoured vehicle by 2021/2022 and have called up several potential suppliers. [...]

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Al Shabaab
Albert Kendagor
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Andrew Rohling
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Botswana Defence Force
Excalibur
General Dynamics
International Armored Group
Katmerciler
Kenya Defence Forces
Mowag
Otokar
OTT Technologies
Recep Tayyip Erdogan
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Banjul orders Turkish Katmerciler APCs to bolster its peacekeeping contingents

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US contractor Barbaricum spreads its wings for AMISOM

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Katmerciler beats off OTT, TAG and IAG over APCs

MBDA to help Kenyan forces in AMISOM demine Al-Shabaab-plagued Somalian front

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