Denel has said it is not aware of talks by Saudi Arabia to invest in Denel, but is open to further collaboration with the Middle Eastern country.

Saudi Arabia has approached South Africa about taking a stake in struggling state-owned defence firm Denel, the African country’s foreign affairs minister Lindiwe Sisulu confirmed on Thursday.

Armscor’s announcement this week of receipt of an unqualified audit opinion from the Auditor General will be tempered by the knowledge there are questions on the way regarding salaries and bonuses.

Most of the world’s trade is by sea, but this has not made it any easier to achieve safer and environmentally friendly shipping, or good labour standards for all seafarers. The sheer number of ships on the ocean, the diversity in seafarers and ship owners, and...

Hard on the heels of the just completed Exercise Atlasur, the SA Navy next week starts work on its second international exercise of the year – Ibsamar.

South African defence industry company Cybicom Atlas Defence (CAD) was established 15 years ago to support the SA Navy and has, after long negotiations, concluded a support agreement for the maritime service in partnership with ThyssenKrupp Marine systems (tkMS)....

The Tanzania Air Force appears to have taken delivery of the first of two H225 helicopters from Airbus Helicopters.

Cybicom Atlas Defence (CAD) and the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) have integrated a fire-fighting training module into their Helicopter Flight Trainer (HFT) simulator, which allows for cost-effective training for helicopter pilots with respect...

Data generated by Forecast International through its innovative Platinum Forecast System 4.0 indicate that a number of planned new-start acquisition programs will kick-start demand in the long term in the light military rotorcraft market. Forecast International...

Tshwane is trying to attract Chinese investment into the aviation cluster in the city area.

A Royal Air Force C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft has arrived at Gao airfield in Mali for the first time. The flight was to deliver supplies to the Royal Air Force (RAF) Chinook Detachment currently deployed supporting French operations there.

Singapore-headquartered CADG has launched its Helix optionally piloted intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) system, using an ES-15 motor-glider and avionics supplied by Cape Town-based S-Plane.

South Africa will from 29 to 31 October host the 10th International Conference of Ombud Institutions for the Armed Forces (ICOAF) at Emperor’s Palace in Kempton Park near Johannesburg.

The mercy killing of horses used and supposedly cared for by the SA Army’s Specialist infantry Capability (SAASIC) as well as apparent subsequent further ill-treatment of horses saw a board of inquiry formed to investigate and report.

The replacement for the SA Army’s Ratel infantry combat vehicle - the Badger – “has already been delayed by at least 32 months” according to the latest Armscor annual report.

SA Navy Flag Officer Fleet (FOF), Rear Admiral B K Mhlana awarded 10 year Good Service medals and “Tshumelo Ikatelaho” Good Service medals to a 125 recipients in Simon’s Town during a naval medal parade this week.

The South African Navy (SA Navy) and its sea-going personnel are reaping double benefits as Exercise IBSAMAR VI 2018, the trilateral naval exercise between Brazil, India and South Africa, concludes its first sea phase.

Veecraft Marine will supply a 20 metre workboat to the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), which will use it for personnel and equipment transport and training up to 15 kilometres off the coast.

Thousands of South African plastics sector workers began a strike on Monday over pay and benefits, halting operations at some companies, the union and firms said.

North West Premier Professor Job Mokgoro has sent a team to Ventersdorp to find lasting solutions following protests in the area.

The 2018 Victims of Crime Survey (VOCS) results released by Statistics South Africa indicate that aggregate crime levels in the period 2017/18 increased as compared to the previous year.

A year after their father was among nearly 600 Somalis killed in a fireball, the 32 children of Abdullah Mohamud plunged into poverty by his death are among thousands still suffering aftershocks of what may be history’s deadliest suicide bombing.

A medical aid worker held hostage in Nigeria since March was killed by Islamist militants after their deadline expired, government said.

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has been ordered not to interfere with the water supply nor come into close proximity with residents of Happiness Village, which houses some of those evicted from the Marievale military base.

Sales of U.S. military equipment to foreign governments rose 33 percent to $55.6 billion in the fiscal year ended Sept. 30, a U.S. official told Reuters on Tuesday, as looser restrictions on sales have begun to increase arms deals.

China represents a “significant and growing risk” to the supply of materials vital to the US military, according to a new Pentagon-led report seeking to mend weaknesses in core US industries vital to national security.

A Pentagon-led review ordered by President Donald Trump identified hundreds of instances where the US military depends on foreign countries, especially China, for critical materials, officials said.

Three senior personnel have been named by troubled local airline SA Express as part of its recovery strategy.

On the eve of the world’s largest business jet show, deals began in earnest as planemakers polished plans for supersonic jets and unveiled new luxury aircraft featuring high-speed WiFi and hot showers at 40,000 feet.

Airline industry leaders and government officials have met to discuss responses to an array of pressures threatening the competitiveness and sustainability of carriers in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) region.

Syria’s main jihadist group would abide by the terms of a Russian-Turkish deal to prevent a Syrian government offensive on rebel-held Idlib a day before a critical deadline.

The Syrian government announced an amnesty for men who deserted the army or avoided military service, giving them several months to report for duty without facing punishment, it said.

The Trump administration is giving greater priority to Iran and radical groups it backs in a new US counter-terrorism strategy document that further increases the pressure from Washington on Tehran.