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ADF STAFF A member of the Tunisian Armed Forces drifted toward the ground after a free-fall jump from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter on May 31, 2023, at the Ben Ghilouf Training Area in Tunisia. He participated with about 8,000 others…

DEFENCEWEB Senegal’s Armed Forces took delivery of a second C295 transport aircraft from Airbus eight months after receiving the first. The new aircraft arrived at Dakar Air Base at the end of March 2023 and was received by Defence…

DEFENCEWEB The Zambia Air Force has ordered two turbine-powered Enstrom 480B helicopters for training pilots and personnel. Enstrom Helicopter Corp., a U.S. company, announced the sale in April 2023. The helicopters will be based in…

ADF STAFF Aerospace manufacturer Pratt & Whitney will launch an affiliate, Pratt & Whitney Maroc, in Casablanca, Morocco, to manufacture engine parts. The U.S.-based company said the goal is to “develop cost-effective sourcing…

ADF STAFF A new tool uses artificial intelligence to monitor and forecast flooding around the world.  Twenty-three African countries are participating in Google’s Flood Hub artificial intelligence platform. Google launched the…

REUTERS In an effort to stop poachers and others who poison wildlife, Zambia’s Department of National Parks and Wildlife is turning to an unlikely ally: vultures.  Park rangers at Kafue National Park tag white-backed and hooded…