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Piloting Through Conflict: Risk Management in African Air Operations
In Africa’s volatile security theatre, air operations are often the difference between mission success and catastrophic loss. From counterinsurgency missions over the Sahel...
Rise of the African Skies: The Strategic Role of Air Power in Counter-Terrorism
As Africa grapples with the rise of transnational terrorism, insurgent networks, and asymmetric warfare, one domain is emerging as a game changer: the...
Africa’s Air Defence Networks: A Patchwork of Systems or an Emerging Grid?
As Africa’s airspace becomes increasingly contested—by drones, fifth-generation aircraft, and long-range missile threats—the question of continental air defence has never been more urgent....
Military Satellites and Space Ambitions: Africa’s Quiet Race to the Stars
Beyond the battles on land, air, and sea, a new theatre of competition is quietly emerging across the African continent—space. From high-resolution satellite...
Drone Warfare in Africa: Successes, Setbacks and Sovereignty Concerns
Once confined to the arsenals of global powers, unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, are now a defining feature of modern warfare in...
Air Force Modernisation in Africa: Fleet Upgrades and Emerging Capabilities
Amid rising regional instability, insurgent threats, and great-power competition, African air forces are undergoing a quiet but determined transformation. The modernisation of aerial...
