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Traditional terrorism could mean trouble for security forces in Mozambique - Opperman

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SA DEFENCE

SA Defence

Over half of survey respondents believe SANDF is doing “a good job”

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An SA National Defence Force (SANDF) attitude survey shows “support for expanded defence roles in line with the 2015 Defence Review”. The survey is the...
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Army command told people are its major asset

SA Defence Kim Helfrich -

“Modern Brigade” preparations underway ahead of Ex Ukuthula

SA Defence Kim Helfrich -

New Army accommodation system ready for use

SA Defence Kim Helfrich -
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INDUSTRY

Industry

RDM explosion inquiry resumes

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COVID-19 and its associated restrictions put a halt to the inquiry into the September 2018 explosion at Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM) in Western Cape...
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Gordhan explains late submission of annual reports, including Denel’s

Industry Kim Helfrich -

Denel 2020/21 annual report MIA

Industry Kim Helfrich -

Omnigo’s TestBench offers a reliable test base to meet a multitude of test requirements

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AEROSPACE

Aerospace

Namibian F-7 fighter badly damaged in runway overshoot

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A Namibia Defence Force (NDF) F-7 fighter jet has been badly damaged in a runway excursion at Ondangwa’s Andimba Toivo Ya Toivo Airport. The aircraft...
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Cyprus says US agents checking aircraft cited in Libya war report

Aerospace Guy Martin -

MAG Aerospace awarded UN contract for ISR aircraft in Mali

Aerospace Guy Martin -

Egyptian Air Force F-16s, Mirage 2000s fitted with Al Tariq PGMs

Aerospace Guy Martin -
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DIPLOMACY & PEACE

Diplomacy & Peace

Nigerian separatist leader Kanu denies terrorism charges in court hearing

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Nigerian separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu pleaded not guilty to charges including terrorism in an Abuja court on Thursday, three months after his trial was...
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Mali has not asked any group to negotiate with Islamist militants

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SADC envoys to visit Eswatini

Diplomacy & Peace Justin Cronje -

Top UN peacekeeping official in DRC

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COMPANY NEWS

COLUMNS

SANDF missing the communication target

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Former defence and military veterans minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula on a number of occasions said words to the effect South Africans have to decide what...

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Joining the South African National Defence Force

If you are looking for a career in either one of the SANDF arms of service...

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AFRICAN MILITARIES

SEA

Sea

New Naval College OC

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Hard on the heels of a new officer commanding for SAS Saldanha, the SA Navy’s other major training facility in the form of its...
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New boss for SAS Saldanha

Sea Kim Helfrich -
Come tomorrow (Thursday, 21 October) SAS Saldanha, the major training unit for the SA Navy (SAN), will have a new officer commanding in the...

USS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams arrives in Mozambique

Sea Guy Martin -
The United States Navy’s Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams (ESB-4) arrived in Maputo, Mozambique, for a scheduled port visit on 15 October...

USS Hershel “Woody” Williams completes repairs in Cape Town

Sea Guy Martin -
The US Navy’s Expeditionary Sea Base (ESB) USS Hershel “Woody” Williams has become the first such vessel to complete repairs in South Africa after...

LAND

Land

Hensoldt SA selected to deliver spectrum management system

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Hensoldt South Africa will be providing a nationwide spectrum management system to Saudi Arabia’s Communication and Information Technology Commission (CITC). Hensoldt announced it is in...
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Uganda commissions new infantry fighting vehicle

Land Guy Martin -
The Uganda People’s Defence Force (UPDF) has commissioned the locally manufactured Chui (Leopard) infantry fighting vehicle (IFV), which is based on Twiga’s recently launched...

Egypt, Russia holding military exercise

Land Guy Martin -
Egypt and Russia are holding the Defenders of Friendship 2021 military exercise, which kicked off in Egypt on 17 October. The exercise will run to...

Add-on armour now available for Mbombe 4

Land Guy Martin -
Paramount Group has announced that new add-on armour has been developed for its Mbombe 4 Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV), pushing it up to full...

MARITIME SECURITY

Maritime Security

Experts warn of increasing cyber security threats for the African maritime industry

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The number of cyber attacks around the world continues to grow and this includes those targeted at the maritime sector. Commercial maritime companies, navies...
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Iran’s navy thwarts pirate attack on Iranian tanker – report

Maritime Security Justin Cronje -
Iranian naval forces intervened on Saturday to repel pirates who attacked an Iranian oil tanker in the Gulf of Aden, Iran's state media reported. Pirates...

Further decline in reported piracy incidents

Maritime Security Kim Helfrich -
Piracy incidents in the first nine months of 2021 are the lowest reported in 17 years with, at the other end of the scale,...

ISS: ICJ draws the line in Kenya and Somalia’s troubled waters

Maritime Security Justin Cronje -
Despite unease on both sides, each country could gain from the ruling if they were willing to restore relations. The International Court of Justice’s (ICJ)...

CIVIL SECURITY

Civil Security

Ethiopia fighting intensifies amid air strikes on Tigray and clashes in Amhara

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An Ethiopian government air strike hit a university in the Tigray regional capital on Friday, rebellious Tigrayan forces and humanitarian sources said, as thousands...
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Mass protests held in Sudan against prospect of military rule

Civil Security Justin Cronje -
Huge crowds of people marched in several parts of the Sudanese capital and other cities on Thursday in demonstrations against the prospect of military...

Suspected Islamists kill 16 in eastern Congo village

Civil Security Guy Martin -
Suspected Islamist militants killed 16 people and burned down houses late on Wednesday in a village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a witness...

Police reform not happening in Nigeria

Civil Security Kim Helfrich -
A year ago, Adebanjo Akinwunmi waved a Nigerian flag at Lekki Toll Gate, a stretch of tarmac at toll booths on a highway outside...

BORDER SECURITY

Border Security

Nigeria seizes $11 million worth of amphetamine pills in shipment from Lebanon

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Nigerian authorities intercepted nearly half a million amphetamine pills hidden in machinery coming into a Lagos port, an official said on Thursday. The 451 807...
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Busy week for soldiers on border duty

Border Security Kim Helfrich -
Infantry soldiers from two battalions currently doing border duty this week prevented stolen vehicles exiting South Africa and elsewhere confiscated over R56 000 worth...

North and West Africa susceptible to organ traffickers

Border Security Kim Helfrich -
Organ trafficking is not new to international law enforcement with Interpol this month indicating the obscene practice of trafficking in human beings for organ...

Eritrean trafficker on Dutch most wanted list

Border Security Kim Helfrich -
Dutch prosecutors put Eritrean trafficker Kidane Zekarias Habtemariam on their most wanted list to try him for crimes related to alleged human smuggling. Kidane was...

HUMAN SECURITY

Human Security

Rwandan prosecutors to appeal verdict for ‘Hotel Rwanda’ hero

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Rwandan prosecutors said on Wednesday they would appeal against a 25-year jail sentence handed to Paul Rusesabagina, a one-time hotel manager portrayed as a...
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Presidency condemns criminal attacks on journalists

Human Security Justin Cronje -
Minister in the Presidency Mondli Gungubele has joined the South African National Editors’ Forum (SANEF), in condemning criminal attacks on journalists while out on...

Two deaths shine spotlight on violence against women in Kenya

Human Security Justin Cronje -
Cynthia Makokha was a 17-year-old student and volleyball player. Agnes Tirop was a 25-year-old rising athletics star, who finished fourth in the 5 000...

Ethiopian families fleeing fighting describe hunger, rape in Amhara

Human Security Justin Cronje -
The pictures on her phone are all that Ethiopian mother Habtam Akele has left of her three-year-old daughter Saba. The girl died of malnutrition...

MILITARY HELICOPTERS

Military Helicopters

Military helicopter crashes in Tunisia, killing 3 soldiers

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A military helicopter crashed in Gabes, in south-eastern Tunisia, killing three soldiers, state media said on Tuesday. The incident happened during a military exercise at...
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Mali receives four Mi-171 helicopters and weapons from Russia

Military Helicopters Guy Martin -
An Antonov An-124 cargo aircraft delivered four Mi-171 helicopters, weapons and ammunition from Russia to Mali late on Thursday, Malian interim defence minister Sadio...

Temporary home for Oryx 1234 at AFB Swartkop

Military Helicopters Kim Helfrich -
The helicopter population of the oldest base in the SA Air Force (SAAF) – Swartkop in Centurion – has grown by one but the...

East Libyan forces say two helicopters crash in military operation

Military Helicopters Justin Cronje -
East Libyan forces said they lost two helicopters in a crash during a military operation on Sunday, after days of fighting with a formerly...

CIVIL AVIATION

Civil Aviation

Israeli startup AIR unveils flying vehicle to be used ‘like cars’

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Israeli startup AIR on Tuesday unveiled its first "easy-to-operate" electric, vertical takeoff and landing (eVTOL) aircraft that it aims to sell directly to consumers...
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‘Profound experience’: Star Trek’s Shatner becomes world’s oldest space traveler

Civil Aviation Justin Cronje -
Having made a career out of playing an explorer of the cosmos, William Shatner - Captain James Kirk of "Star Trek" fame - did...

Aviation supply chain faces mounting strain as demand picks up

Civil Aviation Justin Cronje -
Global shipping and supply chain disruptions are making it harder for corporate plane makers and suppliers to meet resurgent demand for parts, according to...

Business aviation industry commits to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050

Civil Aviation Justin Cronje -
The National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) and other industry groups on Tuesday committed to “net zero” carbon emissions by 2050, as the sector's flagship...

UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Alphabet’s Wing project unveils new drone delivery model in Texas

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Alphabet Inc’s Wing said on Wednesday that Walgreens will use its new drones to make deliveries from a store in Texas, in the first...
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As Spanish volcano roars, drones drop food for dogs stranded by lava

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Justin Cronje -
Several emaciated dogs lie curled up in and around a walled, ash-covered yard cut off by volcanic lava in the mountainous area of Todoque...

Ten injured in 2 drone attacks at Saudi’s King Abdullah airport – state media

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Justin Cronje -
Ten people were injured in two explosives-laden drone attacks at King Abdullah airport in the southern Saudi city of Jizan late on Friday and...

Saudi-led coalition intercepts drone attack on Abha airport – state TV

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Justin Cronje -
The Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen said on Wednesday it intercepted an explosives-laden drone targeting Saudi Arabia's Abha international airport, Saudi state TV reported. The...

NATIONAL SECURITY

National Security

Africa urged to wake up to growing state surveillance threat

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African governments are using new technology and laws to increase surveillance of opposition figures, researchers warned on Thursday, calling for restrictions on the sale...
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French army: leading member of African-based Al Quaeda affiliate killed

National Security Justin Cronje -
Nasser Al Tergui, a leading member of the African-based Al Quaeda affiliate Katiba Serma, was killed last week in Mali after an air strike...

Nigerian army says 24 Islamist insurgents killed

National Security Justin Cronje -
Nigerian troops killed 24 suspected Islamist insurgents in two attacks in the northeast and recovered some weapons, the army said on Tuesday. Boko Haram and...

Sudan protest calls for military coup as political crisis deepens

National Security Justin Cronje -
Thousands of demonstrators gathered in front of the presidential palace in Khartoum on Saturday calling for the military to seize power as Sudan grapples...

CYBER DEFENCE

Cyber Defence

Governments turn tables on ransomware gang REvil by pushing it offline – sources

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The ransomware group REvil was itself hacked and forced offline this week by a multi-country operation, according to three private sector cyber experts working...
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US moves to control sales of hacking tools abroad

Cyber Defence Guy Martin -
The US Commerce Department on Wednesday announced new rules intended to curb the sale of offensive cybersecurity products to some countries with "authoritarian" practices,...

Eswatini tells mobile operators to suspend Facebook access after protests

Cyber Defence Justin Cronje -
Mobile operators in the southern African kingdom of Eswatini have been told to suspend access to Facebook and its messenger app, the local unit...

China-linked hacking group accessing call records

Cyber Defence Kim Helfrich -
A hacking group with suspected ties to China burrowed into mobile telephone networks worldwide and used specialised tools to grab call records and text...

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

Speeches, documents & resources

Document: Consolidated report of the Joint Standing Committee on Defence on engagements with the South African defence industry role-players

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Speech: Mapisa-Nqakula delivers defence budget vote 18 May 2021

Speeches, documents & resources Guy Martin -

Documents: 2022 Military Skills Development application forms

Speeches, documents & resources Guy Martin -
Military Skills Development (MSD) applications for 2022 are now open, with application forms to be completed by 30 July. The MSD system takes up to...

Curriculum Vitae of Lieutenant General Wiseman S Mbambo, Chief of the South African Air Force

Speeches, documents & resources Guy Martin -
Lieutenant General Wiseman Simo Mbambo was born on 15 March 1966 in Durban and grew up in Northern KwaZulu-Natal in a small village called...

MIDDLE EAST

Middle East
video

Damascus bomb kills 14, then army shells fall on rebel area killing 12

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A blast on an army bus in Damascus on Wednesday killed 14 people, state media reported, the deadliest bombing in the Syrian capital in...
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Taliban pledge to step up security as Shi’ite victims buried in Afghanistan

Middle East Justin Cronje -
Taliban authorities pledged to step up security at Shi'ite mosques as hundreds of people gathered on Saturday to bury the victims of the second...

Turkey plans military action against Syrian Kurdish YPG if diplomacy fails

Middle East Justin Cronje -
Turkey is preparing for possible further military action against a US-backed Kurdish militia in northern Syria if talks on the issue with the United...
video

Suicide bomber kills scores in Afghan mosque attack

Middle East Justin Cronje -
A suicide bomber attacked a mosque in Afghanistan's northeastern Kunduz province on Friday, killing scores of worshippers in the country's third attack this week...

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

International News
video

South Korea’s Moon vows ‘Korea space age’ after rocket test falters

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South Korea's first domestically built space rocket blasted off on Thursday, but failed to fully place a dummy satellite into orbit, delivering mixed results...
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South Korea opens largest defence expo amid North Korea missile tests

International News Justin Cronje -
South Korea opened its largest defence expo ever on Tuesday, showing off its next-generation fighter jet, drones, and other technology in an effort to...

China surprises US with hypersonic missile test, FT reports

International News Justin Cronje -
China tested a nuclear-capable hypersonic missile in August, showing a capability that caught US intelligence by surprise, the Financial Times reported, citing five unnamed...

US elected back to UN Human Rights Council that Trump quit

International News Justin Cronje -
The UN General Assembly on Thursday elected the United States to the Geneva-based Human Rights Council, more than three years after the Trump administration...

SCIENCE & DEFENCE TECHNOLOGY

Alaris Antennas

Direction Finding Antennas and Accuracy Part 3: The Art of Designing DF Antennas

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In the previous two blog posts we discussed some of the effects that could influence the sensitivity of a DF antenna system.  These were...
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Chinese smart tech fraught with risk

Science & Defence Technology Guy Martin -
Chinese technology firms have been peddling “safe city” and “smart city” packages of technology in Africa for years. Suites of interconnected products and services...

Direction Finding Antennas and Accuracy: Part 2

Alaris Antennas Guy Martin -
In the previous blog post we considered some of the ways in which we can express the performance of an DF antenna, and we...

CSIR EW simulation training tool to evaluate infrared missile threats

Science & Defence Technology Kim Helfrich -
South Africa’s premier research and development agency – the CSIR (Council for Scientific and Industrial Research) - with commercialisation and industrialisation at the forefront...

GOVERNANCE

Governance

Credit Suisse to pay $475 mln to resolve Mozambican scandal charges

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Credit Suisse Group will pay about $475 million to American and British authorities to resolve bribery and fraud charges relating to a $2 billion...
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Sudan security service slaps travel ban on top civilian politicians -sources

Governance Justin Cronje -
Sudan’s security service has slapped a travel ban on members of a task force overseeing the country’s transition to democracy, government sources said, as...

Ex-Crime Intelligence officer guilty of corruption

Governance Justin Cronje -
A former police crime intelligence officer in the Eastern Cape has been has found guilty of corruption. In a statement, provincial Hawks spokesperson, Captain Yolisa...

Protecting government VIPs costs R1.7 billion

Governance Kim Helfrich -
The constitutional democracy South Africa has been for the past 26 years has not apparently stretched as far as allowing the country’s presidents, Cabinet...

LOGISTICS

Logistics

SADC log depot for Botswana

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Another step on a seemingly endless road to a Southern African Development Community (SADC) logistics depot for its standby force this week saw Botswana...
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SANDF contributes to new bridges in KZN

Logistics Guy Martin -
Transport Deputy Minister, Sindisiwe Chikunga, has officially opened four bailey bridges in the Ray Nkonyeni Local Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal, under a programme implemented by...

ELW Global Limited reacts to emergency humanitarian requirement in record time

ELW Global Guy Martin -
Worldwide reaction to the growing refugee crisis caused by the military pull-out of Allied Forces and Afghan Nationals from Afghanistan created several urgent requirements. With...

Logistics cooperation with partners ensures moving at the ‘speed of relevance’

Logistics Guy Martin -
On 6 August, US and French forces bolstered logistics capabilities with the second in a series of Proof of Principle flights. The mission, known...

MILITARY ART & SCIENCE

Military Art & Science

The Warthog and the senator: The politics of retiring a warplane

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The US Air Force is desperate to get rid of some of its fleet of expensive, slow and outdated A-10 Warthog airplanes, but politicians...
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Opinion: SA Defence Solutions Centre – An Alternative SADI Future

Military Art & Science Guy Martin -
There have been a few documents presented in the last few years that are aiming to address the decline of the South African defence...

Opinion: Glimmers of hope!

Military Art & Science Guy Martin -
In the last few months it seems as though there is some momentum growing in the discussions around South African Defence capability. The positive...

Opinion: Is a new beginning possible, or will Defence march on inexorably towards a dead end?

Military Art & Science Guy Martin -
Towards the end of 2006 South African Department of Defence (DD) top management attended a week-long Defence Management Seminar at Mount Grace, Magaliesberg. The...
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