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SAAF A109 Light Utility Helicopter crashes

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The South African Air Force (SAAF) has lost an A109 Light Utility Helicopter in a crash in Pretoria that injured both crewmembers on board. The...
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Diplomacy & Peace

MONUSCO mandate extended

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Diplomacy & Peace

South Sudan rebel group halts fighting

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Diplomacy & Peace

Uganda willing to offer Bashir asylum

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Industry

South Africa’s Denel aims to end Airbus A400M work within 18 months

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INDUSTRY

Industry

South Africa’s Denel aims to end Airbus A400M work within 18 months

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South African state arms firm Denel aims to wind down production of parts for the Airbus A400M military aircraft over the next six to...
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SAAF suppliers face prosecution for collusive conduct

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Broad Based Black Economic Empowerment Defence Sector Charter launched

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CSIR develops low-cost add-on armour

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AEROSPACE

Aerospace

Botswana acquires another C212

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The Botswana Defence Force (BDF) has acquired an additional C212 light transport aircraft, its second in two years. The aircraft was recently seen at Lanseria...
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Election puts SAAF Museum airshow on hold

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Washington Warns Cairo on Su-35

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Angola to receive two more Su-30Ks in May

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SA DEFENCE

SA Defence

Military Ombud to host annual symposium next week

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The South African Military Ombud will mark its 7th Annual Symposium on Friday 26 April at Emperors Palace. It will be celebrated under the...
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Eastern Cape school gives Defence Minister a sheep

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MK names added to Gunners’ Memorial

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Special Defence Account faces closure

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GOVERNANCE

Governance

Seizure of suspect funds in Sudan ordered – claim

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Sudan’s ruling Transitional Military Council ordered the central bank to review financial transfers since April 1 and seize “suspect” funds, state news agency SUNA...
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ISS: There’s much work to be done in Sudan

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Top Sudanese public prosecutors dismissed

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Algeria Constitutional Council head quits

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NATIONAL SECURITY

National Security

All options open to end Algerian crisis

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Algeria’s army chief said the military was considering all options to resolve the national political crisis and warned “time is running out”, after weeks...
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Divisions appear over LNA Tripoli offensive

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Libyan offensive stalls

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Haftar attempted coup – claim

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COLUMNS

Lessons learnt from latest Op Copper deployment

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The most recent Operation Copper deployment in the Mozambique Channel, in addition to providing valuable "on-the-job" training for both sailors and airmen,...

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LAND

Land

SANDF considering replacement of man-portable anti-tank missiles

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Armscor has issued a request for information (RFI) for a new man-portable anti-tank missile system to replace the South African National Defence Force’s (SANDF’s)...
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Senegal acquires more Bastion armoured vehicles

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It has emerged that Senegal is now operating an additional batch of Arquus Bastion armoured personnel carriers (APCs), which were seen for the first...

New Bruiser armoured personnel carriers being built for stock

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Bruisertech is relatively unique amongst the world’s armoured vehicle manufacturers in that it is building vehicles on stock that will be available for immediate...

RDM expanding 40 mm round lineup

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Rheinmetall Denel Munition (RDM) is expanding its 40 mm grenade range, with airburst and self-destruct rounds being developed. RDM said that client requests for enhanced...

SEA

Sea

Abu Dhabi’s Privinvest sues Mozambique in debt scandal

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Abu Dhabi-based shipbuilder Privinvest said on Monday it had begun arbitration proceedings to claim compensation against three Mozambican state-owned companies at the centre of...
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Royal Canadian Navy warships make Phoenix Express debut

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On March 29, the 15th edition of the training event PHOENIX EXPRESS officially began in Casablanca, Morocco. Following a formal opening ceremony ships and...

French amphibious task force takes a breather in the Cape

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French task force “Jeanne d'Arc” 2019, a five month operational deployment of a two-vessel amphibious battle group, arrived in Cape Town on the morning...

Sea Cadets provide a good training ground for a naval career

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When it comes to recruitment, the maritime service of the national defence force can turn to the SA Sea Cadets where young men and...

MARITIME SECURITY

Maritime Security

Spanish Navy rescues Nigerian vessel from pirates

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The Spanish Navy’s offshore patrol vessel Serviola has rescued the crew of a Nigerian-flagged vessel in the Gulf of Guinea from pirates, who had...
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Canadians seize 2.5 tonnes of hashish in the Indian Ocean

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On 6 April, Her Majesty’s Canadian Ship (HMCS) Regina seized 2 569 kilograms of hashish while deployed in the Indian Ocean as part of...

Piracy down in first quarter of 2019

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Incidents of piracy and armed robbery of ships in the first quarter of this year are down when compared to the same period last...

Crew kidnapped from cargo ship off Cameroon

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Four crewmembers have been kidnapped from a container ship off the coast of Cameroon in the latest piracy incident in the region. The vessel Contship...

CIVIL SECURITY

Civil Security

Bashir in Kobar prison

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Deposed Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir was moved to Khartoum’s grim high-security Kobar prison from the presidential residence, family sources said, as military rulers announced...
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Rifles stolen as Kenyan police watch Champions League football

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The temptation to watch UEFA Champions League quarter-finals football featuring Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo backfired for some Kenyan policemen when thieves raided their...

Death toll exceeds 200 in Tripoli fighting

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Some 205 people have been killed, including 18 civilians, and 913 wounded in two weeks of fighting near the Libyan capital of Tripoli, the...

Moroccan teachers protest

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Hundreds of young Moroccan teachers staged a protest at the education ministry in Rabat for the sixth consecutive week of a strike demanding job...

BORDER SECURITY

Border Security

Terrorists on migrant boats – claim

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Chaos in Libya following General Khalifa Haftar’s offensive increased the risk of terrorist presence on migrant boats headed for Italy, Interior Minister Matteo Salvini...
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SA police seize rhino horn

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South African police intercepted 167 rhino horns apparently destined for south-east Asia, one of the biggest hauls ever in the country. Two suspects, aged 57...

China seizes record ivory tusks, busts smuggling gang

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Chinese authorities seized 7.48 tonnes of smuggled ivory tusks last month, the biggest haul in recent years, as Beijing steps up a campaign against...

Mediterranean migrant stand-off

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Four European Union countries agreed to take 64 African migrants rescued by German ship Alan Kurdi and stranded at sea for almost two weeks,...

HUMAN SECURITY

Human Security

Fourteen dead in Darfur camp killing

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Fourteen people died in clashes in a displacement camp in Sudan’s Darfur, Sudan news agency (SUNA) reported on Monday. Conflict in Darfur erupted in 2003...
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Somali protesters killed

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Somali security forces shot dead a rickshaw driver and his passenger in the capital and killed another four people protesting the shootings, witnesses and...

Mozambique Idai losses estimated at up to $773 million

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The World Bank estimates direct economic losses from Cyclone Idai in Mozambique to range from $656 to $773 million, covering damage to buildings, infrastructure...

Cuban doctors abducted in Kenya

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Unidentified gunmen abducted two Cuban doctors and killed a police officer near Kenya’s border with Somalia, television broadcaster KTN News and the Daily Nation...

MIDDLE EAST

Middle East

Sudan forces to remain in Yemen

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Sudan ruling transitional military council’s deputy head said Sudanese forces with the Saudi-led coalition fighting Houthis in Yemen will remain, Sudan news agency (SUNA)...
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In unprecedented move, U.S. names Iran’s Revolutionary Guards a terrorist group

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President Donald Trump said on Monday he would name Iran’s elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps a terrorist organisation, in an unprecedented step that drew...

Islamic State ‘caliphate’ defeated, yet threat persists

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U.S.-backed forces proclaimed the capture of Islamic State’s last territory in Syria on Saturday, eliminating its rule over a self-proclaimed “caliphate”, but the jihadists...

Battle for Baghouz rages

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Falling bombs raised smoke over Islamic State’s last enclave in east Syria, obscuring the huddle of vehicles and makeshift shelters to which the group’s...

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

International News

World’s largest plane makes first flight over California

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The world’s largest aircraft took off over the Mojave Desert in California on Saturday, the first flight for the carbon-composite plane built by Stratolaunch...
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Elon Musk’s SpaceX sends world’s most powerful rocket on first commercial flight

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The most powerful operational rocket in the world, SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy, launched its first commercial mission on Thursday from Florida in a key demonstration...

U.S. charges Assange after London arrest ends seven years in Ecuador embassy

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British police dragged WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange out of Ecuador’s embassy on Thursday after his seven-year asylum was revoked, paving the way for his...

Germany extends Saudi arms sale ban for another six months

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The German government said on Thursday it would extend for a further six months a ban on exporting arms to Saudi Arabia which has...

SCIENCE & DEFENCE TECHNOLOGY

Science & Defence Technology

CSIR’s passive radar system now running at five sites

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The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research’s (CSIR’s) passive radar system has been rolled out to five different sites in the North-Eastern part of...
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Hypersonic weapons: a challenge and opportunity for strategic arms control

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In February, the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs – jointly with the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research - released a 50-page document...

MBDA and Milrem Robotics unveil anti-tank UGV

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MBDA and Milrem Robotics are showcasing what they call the world’s first anti-tank unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) at the IDEX 2019 exhibition in Abu...

CSIR develops wide area surveillance system for armoured vehicles

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The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) has developed a panoramic 360 degree Wide Area Surveillance System which would give armoured vehicle crews...

MILITARY HELICOPTERS

Military Helicopters

SAAF A109 Light Utility Helicopter crashes

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The South African Air Force (SAAF) has lost an A109 Light Utility Helicopter in a crash in Pretoria that injured both crewmembers on board. The...
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Leonardo establishes helicopter production joint venture with Algeria

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Leonardo and the Algerian Ministry of National Defence have established a joint venture for the local assembly, sale and support of Leonardo helicopters. Announcing the...

Rwandan Mi-17 crashes in South Sudan

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A Rwanda Air Force Mi-17-1V helicopter has crashed in South Sudan whilst on a United Nations flight. The aircraft came down outside Pagak in northeast...

Romania sending Pumas to Mali

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The Romanian Air Force will later this year send a contingent of IAR 330L Puma helicopters to Mali to support the United Nations’ Minusma...

CIVIL AVIATION

Civil Aviation

Air Mauritius takes delivery of its first A330neo

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Air Mauritius has taken delivery of its first A330-900, on lease from ALC, during a ceremony held in Toulouse. The National carrier of the...
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Kenyan family files lawsuit against Boeing over Ethiopian Airlines crash

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A Kenyan family has filed a lawsuit in Chicago against American aviation giant Boeing over a March 10 Ethiopian Airlines crash that killed 157...

Uganda Airlines confirms order for two A330neo aircraft

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Uganda Airlines, the national carrier of Uganda, has firmed up its order for two A330-800 airliners, previously announced last year. Airbus on 3 April said...

How excess speed, hasty commands and flawed software doomed an Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX

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Minutes after take-off, the pilots of an Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX were in a bad situation. A key sensor was wrecked, possibly by a bird...

UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

U.S. FAA probes drone sighting over baseball game at Boston’s Fenway Park

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The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration said on Friday it was investigating reports that a drone flew over Boston’s Fenway Park during a baseball game,...
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Mind the unmanned aerial rifle

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In recent years, many videos of recreational drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) fitted with weapons have abounded on YouTube. A recent video shows...

Pilot-less air taxi takes off in Vienna demonstration flight

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As carmakers push ahead with self-driving vehicles, an Austrian aerospace company and its Chinese partner showed off their pilot-less “flying taxi” for the first...

Saudi-led coalition says it intercepts two drones launched by Houthis

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The Saudi-led coalition intercepted two drones launched by the Iranian-aligned Houthi movement towards the city of Khamis Mushait in Saudi Arabia, Saudi press agency...
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