The United States is in the process of completing the sale of at least four MQ-9B SeaGuardian drones to Morocco, according to sources cited by Reuters. Follow New Defence Order. Strategy on Google News. According to the sources cited by Reuters, the State Department has authorised the sale of the UAVs, however, there is no confirmation so…
Morocco & US Sign ‘Roadmap for Defence Cooperation’
US Secretary of Defence Mark Esper visited Morocco. This comes as part of his Africa tour from 30 September to 04 October, which also included Algeria and Tunisia. The US Department of Defense said that "Esper's Africa Visit Aims to Encourage Stability, Interoperability." Follow New Defence Order. Strategy on Google News. In Morocco, Esper met with the…
Russia Becomes Turkey’s Biggest Coal Supplier
Russia has become the largest supplier of coal to the Turkish market, in the first eight months of 2023. Russian coal provided about 70% of all Turkish imports. This growth was made possible thanks to the discount with which it is sold. Analysts believe that if discounts are maintained, the dominance of Russian coal…
Russia Keeps Developing African Market
The EU embargo on the supply of Russian oil products has led to an increased development of the African market by Russia. Despite the fact that in the summer of 2023, the supply of petroleum products to the continent decreased slightly, they are still several times higher than last year. According to S&P Global, in…
CSTO Countries as Suppliers of Military Equipment
Russia, as a country with a well-developed defense industry, is the main supplier of armaments, military and special equipment for the needs of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) member states. However, challenges and threats associated with the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan require a rapid increase of capabilities to secure the CSTO borders, and…
Polish Army to be equipped with Abrams Tanks by next year
Poland will buy 250 U.S. M1A2 SEPv3 Abrams main battle tanks (MBT), in a deal worth 23.3 billion złoty ($6.00 billion). These will join Poland’s Leopard 2s in enhancing the countries aging T-72 and PT-91 Twardy fleet. On the 14th of July, on the grounds of the 1st Warsaw Armoured Brigade, Deputy Prime minister Jarosław…
Exercise Phoenix Express 2021 Kicks off Today
Today in Tunis, Tunisia, the the 16th iteration of the North African maritime exercise Exercise Phoenix Express 2021 kicks off. Thirteen nations will operate together through May 28, announced the U.S. Sixth Fleet announced in a statement on Friday. Follow New Defence Order. Strategy on Google News. The 13 nations scheduled to participate in Phoenix Express 2021 include…
Morroco’s Purchase of Patriot SAM Confirmed
The sale of Patriot Air Defence systems and G550 reconnaissance aircraft to Morocco has been confirmed by the U.S. International Trade Administration (ITA). Follow New Defence Order. Strategy on Google News. This purchase is part of a comprehensive military modernisation plan carried out by Morocco in order to boost its military power in Africa. The details of…
Meet Egypt’s FREMM Bergamini
FREMM is originally a joint French-Italian project between Naval Group and Fincantieri to build a heavy multi-mission frigate, which is why it was called "FREMM", short for "European multi-mission frigate" in French "Frégate Européenne Multi-Mission" and in Italian "Fregata Europea Multi-Missione". This is a glimpse into the FREMM Bergamini Egypt has ordered recently. Follow New Defence…
Why Does Algeria Want to Buy fifth-generation fighters?
Over the past few days, several media sources have been circulating rumors about Algeria signing a contract worth $2 billion to buy from Russia 14 fifth-generation fighters. Up to the moment of writing this, all these reports remain to be rumors. Nothing has been confirmed from either the Russian or Algerian sides. Follow New Defence Order.…