DefenceTalkGermany’s Economy Ministry has approved plans by defense group Rheinmetall to deliver an armored vehicle assembly plant to Algeria. Rheinmetall’s delivery to Algeria includes a production line to assemble the Fuchs armored vehicle, as well as other parts valued at more than EUR28 million ($37 million). The planned factory, located about 400 km east of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/germany-approves-rheinmetall-armored-vehicle-plant-in-algeria-60439/

DefenceTalkA Dutch company is allowed to sell some 21 million euros of military equipment to Algeria. Thales Nederland has received an export licence, Foreign Minister Frans Timmermans says in a letter to parliament. The deal involves radar systems and so-called C3 systems (command, control and communication). This equipment will go to Algeria via China, where […]https://www.defencetalk.com/dutch-ok-military-equipment-supply-to-algeria-48774/

DefenceTalkAlgeria’s army has reinforced its forces along the eastern border with Tunisia, Interior Minister Daho Ould Kablia said on Thursday, days after the killing of eight Tunisian soldiers. The soldiers were found on Monday with their throats cut after being ambushed by jihadist militants in Mount Chaambi, an area near the border with Algeria. Algeria’s […]https://www.defencetalk.com/algeria-army-boosts-forces-on-tunisia-border-minister-48662/