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Canada, Seychelles
Newfoundland-based PAL Aerospace carries out anti-piracy operations in the Indian Ocean

Canada's PAL Aerospace has been carrying out maritime surveillance flights in the exclusive economic zone of the Seychelles since September at the request of US military command Africom. The mission could open up new prospects in Africa for the private sector airborne intelligence company. [...]

Published on 27.09.2019 at 10:30 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Africom
Bombardier
CAE aviation
Combined Maritime Forces
De Havilland
Dornier
Dutch Caribbean Coast Guard
European Union
Harbin
MAG Aerospace
PAL Aerospace
Seychelles Coast Guard
Sierra Nevada Corp
Thales
US Navy

North Africa
Frontex's Mediterranean expenses shoot up as fast as its spy planes

The European agency will spend €150m to monitor the North African coast by plane and drone. Canada's PAL and the British Alto want to join existing providers CAE, DEA and EASP Air. The missions could extend to the Atlantic or even mainland Africa.

Subscribers only Defence, Politics 16.06.2021

Canada, Mozambique, Seychelles
Anti-piracy: Canada's PAL Aerospace gives up on Indian Ocean

PAL Aerospace has given up on any attempt, at least for the time being, of reviving its maritime surveillance and anti-piracy contract in the Indian Ocean with the United States Africa Command, AFRICOM.

Subscribers only Business 20.07.2020

Mali
CAE, MAG and Leonardo among the contenders for MINUSMA's spy plane contract

The world's specialist airborne intelligence contractors, who are already active in the Sahel for the French and American armies, are [...]

Subscribers only Business 21.02.2020

Africa, United States
Mike Pompeo gears up for Africa tour

The US secretary of state Mike Pompeo is due to [...]

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 05.02.2020

Mozambique, Tanzania
PAL Aerospace, AFRICOM's lookout in the Mozambique Channel

Contracted in mid-September by AFRICOM (US Africa Command) to monitor the Seychelles' exclusive economic zone (EEZ) (see our article dated [...]

Subscribers only Politics 06.12.2019

Indian ocean
FSI monitors Mozambique Channel for US

The Californian firm Forward Slope Inc (FSI) is continuing to [...]

Subscribers only Defence, Business 04.10.2019

Spotlight | Tunisia
US to be offered base in return for attack aircraft?

American defence groups are dive-bombing on Tunisia with self-interested backing from the Pentagon. According to our information, two light attack aircraft supply programmes have been launched simultaneously and one of them could open the way to a permanent American military [.

Subscribers only Business 21.03.2019

East Africa
How China is deploying in the security domain

China's involvement in the African security sector is steadily increasing. This is attributable both to the need to protect its [...]

Subscribers only Politics 08.03.2019

Spotlight | Libya
Macron and Haftar play CAE Aviation joker in Derna

As he battles to retake the city of Derna, General Khalifa Haftar has received decisive assistance from France in the form of a reconnaissance aircraft operated by CAE Aviation, a company which also works for the French external intelligence service, [.

Subscribers only Politics 31.05.2018

A Beechcraft 350 has been stationed at the Al Khadim military air base.

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Niger
Washington watches as Tehran negotiates with Niamey for 300 tonnes of uranium

Guinea
Behind the scenes of Mamadi Doumbouya's offensive on Russian miner Nordgold

Canada, Seychelles
Newfoundland-based PAL Aerospace carries out anti-piracy operations in the Indian Ocean

North Africa
Frontex's Mediterranean expenses shoot up as fast as its spy planes

Canada, Mozambique, Seychelles
Anti-piracy: Canada's PAL Aerospace gives up on Indian Ocean

Mali
CAE, MAG and Leonardo among the contenders for MINUSMA's spy plane contract

Africa, United States
Mike Pompeo gears up for Africa tour

Mozambique, Tanzania
PAL Aerospace, AFRICOM's lookout in the Mozambique Channel

Indian ocean
FSI monitors Mozambique Channel for US

Spotlight | Tunisia
US to be offered base in return for attack aircraft?

East Africa
How China is deploying in the security domain

Spotlight | Libya
Macron and Haftar play CAE Aviation joker in Derna