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IVORY COAST

Border protection: Israel's Avnon Group chases the military high command hard

With TAR already set to supply 10 helicopters to the Ivorian army, its sister company, iSTAR, is making a bid for a contract to supply surveillance drones. Both subsidiaries of Israel's Avnon Group, they aim to play a role in the country's efforts to protect its borders. [...] (226 words)

Issue dated 07/06/2022

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Defence Business

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General Doumbia to track armed groups on northern border with Delair drones

The Chief of Staff of the Ivorian armed forces has placed an order for four DT-26 surveillance drones to be delivered this week by French manufacturer Delair. These new intelligence resources are intended to prevent attacks by armed groups in the northern border regions. [...]

Ivorian army Chief of Staff General Lassina Doumbia © Reuters

ETHIOPIA Defence Business 28/10/2021

Addis Ababa selects Israeli anti-drone master Skylock

Anti-drone solutions manufacturer Skylock, boosted by the network of its powerful holding company, Avnon Group, has been chosen to protect several administrative complexes in Addis Ababa and to equip the Ethiopian army, who are still fighting in Tigray province. [...]

IVORY COAST Defence Business 23/09/2021

Téné Birahima Ouattara opts for US firm Score Technologies over Thales for border surveillance

The Ivorian defence minister recently awarded a $25m contract to the US firm Score Technologies to monitor the northern border of Ivory Coast in order to prevent attacks by armed groups. A setback for France's Thales, and a decision that was encouraged by Lacina Koné, Ouattara's former adviser on new technologies. [...]

Ivory Coast defense minister Téné Birahima Ouattara. © Legnan Koula/EPA/Newscom/MaxPPP

ZAMBIA Defence Business 31/05/2021

Israel's Avnon sells Skylock anti-drone system to Lusaka

Zambia's interior ministry has awarded a contract for anti-drone defence systems to a British-Israeli joint venture formed by Skylock and Silent Sentinel. Skylock's parent company Avnon Group has considerable experience in the African security market. [...]

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