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Chinese Drones in Demand as Algeria and Egypt Eye Orders From World’s Leading UAV Exporter January 29, 2022 | South China Morning Post This article in SCMP states China will sell CH-5 drones to Algeria and possibly Wing Loong drones to Egypt. The piece highlights China's "accessible pricing and payment methods" and, according to one analyst from RSIS, "Chinese drones might not be the best, but they were cheap and well designed to meet the demands of their potential clients." Finally, the article notes "CASC and Avic driving the country's military-civilian fusion campaign to expand the country's overseas arms market."
Opportunity to Stabilize Amid Crisis—Prospects for the Situation in Africa in 2022 January 14, 2022 | Xinhua Silk Road This report notes that China continues to implement military assistance to the African Union, providing support for regional security, counter-terrorism, joint training, on-site training, and small and light weapons (SALW) control cooperation between Chinese and African peacekeeping forces.
Buy Weapons as Long as They Are Made in China! The "East African People's Liberation Army" Was Equipped With VT-2 Tanks and Its Combat Effectiveness Swept the Enemy January 14, 2022 | QQ News Tanzania recently exhibited its VT-2 main battle tank imported from China during its independence day parade. The article describes the Tanzanian National Defense Forces as "disciples" of the PLA.
Chinese-Russian Heavy Lift Helicopter Looks to Sikorsky CH-53E for Inspiration January 12, 2022 | Defense World The joint "Chinese -Russian...Advanced Heavy Lift (AHL) helicopter project could draw inspiration from the American CH-53E Super Stallion." Russia's Russian Helicopters JSC is working with a subsidiary of China's Aviation Industry Corporation of China on the project.
Russia Arming Up China’s New Cold War Rivals January 05, 2022 | Asia Times The article discusses how in addition to exporting advanced conventional weapons to China, Russia has also provided weapons to help modernize the militaries of countries that have tensioned relations with China. India, for example, is one of the top importers of Russian military weapons and Russian weapons have "helped transform the Vietnamese military into one of Southeast Asia’s most modern and capable armed forces." The article notes how Russia's continued arming of these countries could test the alliance between Beijing and Moscow, particularly if a border war was fought between China and India.
Satellite Images Show Morocco Has Built an Air Defense Base Near Its Capital January 04, 2022 | Defense News Morocco has constructed a new air defense base near Rabat. The base includes the Chinese-made Sky Dragon 50 missiles it acquired from NORINCO. Jeffrey Lewis of the Middlebury Institute of International Studies noted that "the construction of the base, which also began in 2017, would suggest it was created with this large purchase in mind," referring to the Sky Dragon 50 acquisition. There were also some reports that Morocco may have purchased China's FD-2000 SAM system but there's been no public contract released on this agreement.
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