Mali’s BAMEX 2026 targets $500M defence deals in Africa
Live demos, senior delegations and expanding procurement demand position the Bamako event as a gateway for companies seeking entry into African defence markets.
Mali News
Expo and Air Show
Regional / Strategy
Defence Politics
France Loses Ground in Africa: Togo Eyes Sahel Alliance
France’s influence in Africa wanes as Togo considers joining the Alliance of Sahel States (AES), signalling a shift in regional dynamics and security policies.
Unmanned Systems
Mali Acquires AKINCI UCAVs
Mali-based ORTM1 TV channel has published images of AKINCI UCAVs used by the Malian Air Force.
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
Turkish and Malian Presidents Discuss Security Cooperation
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Malian Transition President Colonel Assimi Goïta discussed cooperation on security in a phone call.
Unmanned Systems
Sensors
Mali Takes New Delivery of Bayraktar TB2 Armed UAVs
Mali, one of the users of TB2 Armed UAV, has expanded its fleet with the new delivery. A new batch of UAVs has been delivered to Malian Armed Forces.
Homeland Security
New Activities in Africa Detected
Former French colonies in Africa will likely experience new tension soon as terrorist groups Azawad and the Ansar join their forces.
Land
Malian Army Receives Mine-Resistant 6×6 Vehicles
China delivered 6×6 mine-resistant armoured vehicles to the Malian Army with a handover ceremony at the garrison base of Kati.
Bilateral Relations
France Suspends Joint Military Operations Over Military Coup
Malian soldiers detained interim President Bah Ndaw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane. They stripped them of their powers.
Global Defence Trend Brief
- 09:00 NATO pushes allies to fill US air and naval capability gaps - Washington is pressing European allies and Canada to provide more manned and unmanned aircraft plus...
- 09:00 AI-driven drone swarms rise as a new NATO planning priority - NATO officials are warning that AI-enabled drone swarms could reshape warfare within five years, pus...
- 09:00 Counter-drone demand expands beyond battlefields into critical infrastructure - Growing drone incursions around airports, ports, oil facilities and data centres are accelerating de...
- 09:00 Europe’s loyal wingman race becomes a core airpower trend - Collaborative combat aircraft took centre stage at Berlin Airshow 2026 as European companies and air...
- 09:00 Ukraine’s drone combat know-how is becoming an export asset in Asia - Ukrainian drone firms are marketing battlefield-proven systems and swarm concepts in Japan, Taiwan a...
- 09:00 NATO accelerates live testing of counter-drone technologies - Alliance members and industry partners are expanding field trials of drone detection and interceptio...
- 09:00 Hypersonic threats keep driving demand for persistent tracking networks - The spread of hypersonic weapons continues to push Western defence planners toward integrated radar...
- 09:00 Military space resilience shifts toward larger distributed constellations - Armed forces are increasingly favouring proliferated satellite constellations over a small number of...
- 09:00 Autonomous maritime systems gain importance in surveillance and strike planning - Navies are broadening interest in autonomous surface and underwater systems for persistent ISR, infr...
- 09:00 Industrial surge capacity is becoming a decisive defence metric - Across missiles, drones and air defence, governments are placing more weight on production scalabili...
