The 5th edition of SHIELDAFRICA, the international Security and Defence exhibition of the African continent, will be held from 22 to 24 January 2019 in the Abidjan Police Academy in Côte d'Ivoire. The Ministry of Interior and Security of Côte d'Ivoire is sponsoring this event which will bring together delegations and visitors from all African countries and industry from all around the world.

Leonardo and the Paramount Group signed a Letter of Intent during the “Africa Aerospace & Defence” exhibition held in Pretoria. According to the agreement, Leonardo and Paramount, will evaluate a cooperation for the development of an operational configuration of M-345 jet trainer marketed in the African market and will include the possible involvement of Paramount in the SF-260 programme and its Logistic Support services. 
 

South African State-owned defence industrial group Denel announced on Monday the successful completion of the guided missile qualification test series for the A-Darter infrared (IR) homing short range air-to-air missile system. The A-Darter is a fifth generation missile that uses an imaging IR seeker system. 

Alongside its portfolio of innovative, modern and efficient products, Airbus’ South African industrial partnerships will be in the spotlight at the biennial African Aerospace & Defence 2018 show in Pretoria next week. 
 

After nearly twenty years, bitter rivals Ethiopia and Eritrea have pulled troops back from the frontier and are opening border crossings. Normalization moves include reopening embassies and restoring phone lines. 
 

ShieldAfrica 2019 (in Abidjan in January of every odd year), the major international Security and Defence event in Africa. The exhibition offers solutions in the land-sea-air domains to respond to the challenges and needs of the continent’s Security & Defence: securing cities, controlling the spaces, managing flows and resources, fighting against cross-border terrorism, supporting the urbanisation, securing economic activity and preserving all the continent's human wealth.