Türkiye’s ASFAT exports CN-235 military aircraft MRO
ASFAT will maintain a Senegal Air Force CN-235 at Kayseri’s 2nd Air Maintenance Factory Directorate, marking its first foreign military aircraft project.
Senegal News
Air
Bilateral Relations
Senegal Seeks to Enhance Cooperation with Turkish Industry
Senegal’s visits and talks with the Turkish defence firms and authorities, including ASELSAN, signal an intent to take the cooperation to an industrial level.
Bilateral Relations
A Bitter Surprise to France: Withdrawal from Senegal in 2025
France, which has been an unwanted country in the Sahel for the last two years, received a strike from Senegal. France is being asked to leave the country.
Land
Investment
KamAZ Instates Military Vehicle Factory in Senegal
Russian KamAZ has opened a production plant for military trucks and MRAPs in Senegal to increase its production capacity.
Country
Bilateral Relations
Regional / Strategy
Senegal Elections: France to Leave Former Colony in Africa
Anti-Colonialist candidate in Senegal, Faye, announced its victory, which is another call for France to leave the former colony country in Africa.
Air
Senegal May Have Eye on Four FA-50 Fighting Eagle
Senegal is said to be interested in acquiring the FA-50 Fighting Eagle light attack fighter jet made by Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) from the ROK.
Air
Regional / Strategy
Homeland Security
Expo and Air Show
Africa to Discuss Air Force’s Role in Counter-Terror Missions
African countries' Air Forces prepare to discuss their role in Counter-Terror Missions. The Africa Airforce Forum will be held in Senegal on 26-27 October 2022.
Navy / Maritime
Bilateral Relations
French Piriou launches Second OPV 58S for the Senegalese Navy
French Piriou Shipyard launched the second ocean-going missile-armed patrol vessel for the Senegalese Navy for the OPV58S programme.
Global Defence Trend Brief
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- 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...
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