DefenceTalkThe head of Algeria’s army hosted Russia’s top security official on Monday to discuss boosting their military ties, the defence ministry in Algiers said. General Said Chengriha said the visit of National Security Council secretary Nikolai Patrushev reflected both countries’ “firm desire to strengthen their historic and strategic partnership… in particular in the area of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/algeria-and-russia-aim-to-boost-military-ties-79909/

DefenceTalkAn Algerian pilot died when his Russian-made fighter jet crashed during a training flight in the country’s west, the defence ministry said. The MiG-29 went down “because of a technical fault, directly after taking off from Bousfer airbase” in the province of Oran, it said late Monday. The pilot and co-pilot were able to eject […]https://www.defencetalk.com/algeria-fighter-jet-crash-kills-pilot-78562/

DefenceTalkMorocco has established a new military zone bordering Algeria, a Moroccan military publication said Monday, amid mounting tensions between the two North African countries. The establishment of the new zone redefines Morocco’s military borders, introducing a new eastern military zone alongside the previously designated northern and southern military zones. Algeria borders Morocco to the latter’s […]https://www.defencetalk.com/morocco-creates-new-military-zone-along-algeria-border-78016/

DefenceTalkFrench forces “tortured and murdered” Algerian freedom fighter Ali Boumendjel during his country’s war for independence, President Emmanuel Macron admitted Tuesday, officially reappraising a death that was covered up as a suicide. Macron made the admission “in the name of France” during a meeting with Boumendjel’s grandchildren. The move comes after Macron stoked outrage in […]

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkFrance must “shoulder its historic responsibilities” for 1960s nuclear test sites in Algeria, a senior Algerian military official said in the influential army monthly El Djeich, published Sunday. France carried out 17 nuclear explosions in the Algerian part of the Sahara Desert between 1960 and 1966. Eleven of the tests came after the 1962 Evian […]https://www.defencetalk.com/algerian-general-says-france-must-take-responsibility-for-nuke-sites-76776/

DefenceTalkDefenceTalkFrance must clean up nuclear test sites in Algeria where radioactive waste remains from testing in the former colony during the 1960s, a Nobel Peace Prize-winning group said Wednesday. France carried out 17 nuclear explosions in the Algerian part of the Sahara Desert between 1960 and 1966. Eleven of the tests came after the 1962 […]https://www.defencetalk.com/france-must-clean-up-algerian-nuclear-test-sites-group-76214/

DefenceTalkTwelve Algerian soldiers were killed Sunday in a helicopter crash caused by technical failure in the south of the country, the defence ministry said. The Mi-171 helicopter crashed during a reconnaissance mission near Reggane, in the southwestern province of Adrar, the APS press agency quoted the ministry as saying. The vice-minister of defence and army […]https://www.defencetalk.com/12-algerian-soldiers-killed-in-helicopter-crash-67178/

DefenceTalkThe second C28A corvette made by China’s Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding Group, a subsidiary of China State Shipbuilding Corporation, officially began use in the Algerian Navy on March 10. Senior officials, including Ahmed Gaid Salah, Deputy Minister of National Defense and Chief of Staff of the People’s National Army, attended the ceremony for the commission. In 2012, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/algerian-navy-commissions-second-chinese-c28a-corvette-67052/

DefenceTalkEver since Russian forces deployed the Sukhoi Su-34 Fullback to fly anti-Daesh missions in Syria, the advanced fighter bomber (thanks to its impressive performance) has been expected to become a future export bestseller. The future has arrived – Algeria is said to have ordered 12 Su-34s. Sergey Smirnov, the director general of the Novosibirsk Aircraft […]https://www.defencetalk.com/russian-su-34-on-the-way-to-become-export-bestseller-66286/

DefenceTalkAn Algerian air force plane crashed Monday in the south of the country during a training exercise, killing the two soldiers on board, the defence ministry said. It said the Sukhoi Su-24, a bomber first developed in the former Soviet Union, went town near Hassi Bahbah in the Djelfa region, 270 kilometres (165 miles) south […]https://www.defencetalk.com/2-dead-in-algeria-military-plane-crash-60767/