One of the more interesting booths at #SOFEX2026 was Jadara, featured extensively in the LAAF’s official coverage of its visit. Jadara’s equipment has been appearing consistently in official LAAF imagery [as well as SM leaks] since at least 2015.

Other than the obnoxious cult of personality & pointless AI slop, the museum does offer some interesting insights into Libyan military history like this rare tactical map of late January 1978 of the LAAF offensive on Objective: Ounianga Kebir lakes by the 69th infantry brigade.

Borderline insanity. This might as well be the first time ever an official state statement mentions the #EpsteinFiles , not even Iran or North Korea did this. And somehow it worked [maybe?], #POTUS 's PR team just pulled a complete turnaround:

As noted in our 20 July post & tactical map, Algeria's shift of focus towards northern Niger has been underway since early 2024. We may now see more direct friction between 🇩🇿's APNA & 🇱🇾's LAAF, amid a complex web of proxies, armed groups and competing regional interests.

Though unconventional, the drill is based on a concept that other militaries practise. LAAF's execution certainly gives off a poor man's makeshift adaptation of it, but the underlying concept is sound Even so, the track record over the past 4 years gives it a little room to brag

One overlooked element of last week’s drill was the simulated deployment of heli-borne sniper overwatch, using Aérospatiale SA 342 Gazelles carrying teams with Dragunov SVDS DMRs & Orsis T-5000 sniper rifles to simulate suppressing potential MANPADS ahead of fast-rope assault.

Another interesting "hand-me-down" is the Kelkan-II 3D phased radar component of the Turkish MIM-23 HAWK system that was recently replaced with HiSAR.

"new" here is a bit of a stretch. GNU's FBS done an incredible job restoring many of the abandoned vehicles by the LAAF in Tarhuna [covered in a timeless piece by @oryxspioenkop ] Including but not limited to T-62M T-55E 2S3 Akatsiya SPG 2x EE-9 Cascavel And other equipment

It was part of the MIM-23 HAWK AD that was stationed in Alwityah AB in 2020 and later replaced with the HiSAR+O in 2024. It appears to be operating as a forward observation and possibly for target cueing for any operational AD systems in Tripoli or Misrata

⚡⚡️🇹🇷🇱🇾 Leaked footage circulating on social media, alongside excerpts from an official release, shows LAAF personnel receiving training on Türkiye’s MKE TOLGA short-range air-defence (SHORAD) and counter-UAS system made by @MKEgovtr [Makine ve Kimya Endüstrisi].

More on the equipment and fire arms displayed in the recent LAAF special forces parade/drills: Assault rifles: 🇷🇺AK-15 🇷🇺AK-103 🇧🇾VSK-100 🇮🇹Nuova Jager Solid series M4? GP Machine gun: 🇷🇸 Zastava M84 Sniper rifle: 🇷🇺Orsis T-5000

Same AMR rifle during the LAAF's campaign in Northern Niger 7 months ago against the SLOR militants, reportedly by the 604th brigade AMR platoon.