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Battle between Turkey's TAI and Baykar plays out in Niamey

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Erdogan sets out to conquer Africa

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. [...]

Fierce competition has broken out between the two giants of the Turkish defence sector over Niger, a market Ankara has had a lock on for the past decade. [...]

Published on 04.10.2021 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Niger
Arms top Bazoum's Christmas list

Less than three weeks after signing with Turkey's TAI and Baykar for unmanned aerial vehicles and observation aircraft, Niger is already thinking of acquiring two more MI-24 helicopters.

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Nigeria
Turkish Aerospace, Airbus and HAL vie for attack helicopter contract

The Nigerian Air Force, which is looking for attack helicopters to boost its firepower, is currently conducting negotiations with the European manufacturer Airbus and India's HAL. But the Turkish TAI, solidly supported by Ankara, has a head start with its T-129 model.

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Niger
Berlin and Ankara battle for air surveillance contracts

Actively courted by its Turkish ally, which wants to provide it with surveillance aircraft that can also carry out strikes, Niger is negotiating in parallel with the German group Aerodata to buy two Beechcraft equipped with ISR technology.

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Ethiopia, Turkey
Addis set to deploy Turkish combat drones against Tigray rebels' offensive

In the wake of an August military aid accord struck by Turkish President Erdogan and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, in recent weeks the Ethiopian army has taken possession of at least six Bayraktar TB2 combat drones.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 15.11.2021

A Bayraktar TB2 drone from the Turkish manufacturer Baykar Makina.

Chad
Thales and Safran reluctantly prospect in Chad against stiff Turkish competition

The French defence giants, encouraged by Paris, have offered to sell surveillance drones to the Chadian army. But they are put off by N'Djamena's disastrous finances and are keenly aware that they could lose out to Turkey as "Kaka" and Erdogan grow closer.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 04.11.2021

Rwanda
Rwandan army eyes Turkish drones for Mozambique

Photos of the Rwandan army and its deployment to Mozambique have been on the front page for weeks and Rwanda's armed forces awant new weapons.

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Rwandan President Paul Kagame (left) and his Mozambican counterpart Filipe Nyusi (centre), during a review of troops from both countries in Pembe, 24 September 2021.

Tunisia
Armed drone contract survives Ankara-Tunis tension

A first batch of Turkish Anka-S drones is expected to be delivered next week to Tunis. The delivery will take place despite the fact Turkey was one of the few countries to have explicitly condemned President Kaïs Saïed's "constitutional" coup.

Subscribers only Defence, Business 10.09.2021

Turkey, West Africa
Ankara tries to lure new clients to its defence industry

Turkey's defence industry trade fair IDEF, the sector's major yearly event, held from 17 to 20 August in Istanbul, saw many African delegations roam the aisles of the Tüyap exhibition centre where models of aircraft, armoured vehicles, and above all drones, were on display.

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Sahel
Bazoum and 'Kaka' plan common aerial front against rebels

A few months after FACT rebels' abortive assault on N'Djamena, the military staffs of Chad and Niger, which the episode pitted against each other, have begun discreet talks about conducting joint air reconnaissance and perhaps even air strikes.

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Morocco
Morocco orders Turkish armed drones as hostilities resume in Western Sahara

Turkey's Baykar, which has close links with Erdogan, is to supply attack drones to the Moroccan army. The contract will not radically change the military balance between Morocco and Algeria but has been signed just as hostilities are resuming against Polisario in Western Sahara.

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Spotlight | Tunisia
Turkey's TAI is sole contender for armed drones contract

The Tunisian military, which is in the front line against Jihadist groups and cross-border raids from Libya, may soon be able to add Turkish-built armed drones to its arsenal.According to Mahgreb Confidential's information, Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI) has begun exclusive [.

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Niger
Abu Dhabi and Ankara jockey for position

The Emirates are on the verge of establishing a base in northern Niger - a manoeuvre designed to counter Ankara's regional plans.

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Chad Thales and Safran reluctantly prospect in Chad against stiff Turkish competition

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Turkey, West Africa Ankara tries to lure new clients to its defence industry

Sahel Bazoum and 'Kaka' plan common aerial front against rebels

Morocco Morocco orders Turkish armed drones as hostilities resume in Western Sahara

Spotlight | Tunisia Turkey's TAI is sole contender for armed drones contract

Niger Abu Dhabi and Ankara jockey for position

Drone exports: Havelsan and STM zoom in on Bosnia to compete with rival Baykar

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

DRC
Dan Gertler's billions of dollars in royalties at heart of huge legal battle

Turkey, West Africa
Battle between Turkey's TAI and Baykar plays out in Niamey

Niger
Arms top Bazoum's Christmas list

Nigeria
Turkish Aerospace, Airbus and HAL vie for attack helicopter contract

Niger
Berlin and Ankara battle for air surveillance contracts

Ethiopia, Turkey
Addis set to deploy Turkish combat drones against Tigray rebels' offensive

Chad
Thales and Safran reluctantly prospect in Chad against stiff Turkish competition

Rwanda
Rwandan army eyes Turkish drones for Mozambique

Tunisia
Armed drone contract survives Ankara-Tunis tension

Turkey, West Africa
Ankara tries to lure new clients to its defence industry

Sahel
Bazoum and 'Kaka' plan common aerial front against rebels

Morocco
Morocco orders Turkish armed drones as hostilities resume in Western Sahara

Spotlight | Tunisia
Turkey's TAI is sole contender for armed drones contract

Niger
Abu Dhabi and Ankara jockey for position