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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 11:30 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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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.

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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.

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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 [...]

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Mike Pompeo gears up for Africa tour

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

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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 [...]

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Indian ocean
FSI monitors Mozambique Channel for US

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

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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 [.

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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, [.

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Libya
From Tripoli to Benghazi, Turkish trader BGN's oil odyssey

Senegal
Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

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