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AirBoss Defence Group (ADG) will supply ground penetrating radar, remotely operated weapon stations and other equipment for Egypt’s Husky mine detection vehicles. On 5 October...

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Frontex selects Airbus and IAI for UAV-based maritime aerial surveillance

Guy Martin - 22nd Oct 2020

Civil Security

Sudanese police fire tear gas to disperse hundreds gathered across the capital

Justin Cronje - 22nd Oct 2020

Human Security

Rwanda genocide suspect Kabuga to be sent to Hague pending trial

Justin Cronje - 22nd Oct 2020

Diplomacy & Peace

US has begun process of removing Sudan from state terrorism list, Pompeo says

Justin Cronje - 22nd Oct 2020

INDUSTRY

Industry

Trade union taking a tough line on Denel

defenceWeb - 22nd Oct 2020

Hard on the heels of a Denel presentation to a Parliamentary committee, trade union Solidarity has accused the Cabinet ministers tasked with defence, finance...

Denel can be repositioned – Sadik

Industry Guy Martin - 21st Oct 2020

Opinion: Economic recovery and the defence industry

Industry Guy Martin - 15th Oct 2020

Insolvent Denel having a difficult time, Department of Public Enterprises says

Industry Guy Martin - 14th Oct 2020

AEROSPACE

Aerospace

Lanseria to host aerospace and defence trade show in 2021

defenceWeb - 22nd Oct 2020

Plans are underway for Lanseria International Airport to host the Africa Aerospace and Defence Trade Show (AADTS) in March. Details, apart from the date of...

Niger, Tunisia, Morocco to receive ex-US C-130Hs

Aerospace Guy Martin - 20th Oct 2020

Paramount expands ‘Top Gun’ role in supporting the US Air Force

Aerospace Guy Martin - 13th Oct 2020

Gallery: ATAC and Draken International Mirage F1s

Aerospace Guy Martin - 13th Oct 2020

SA DEFENCE

SA Defence

SAMHS general turns container into field hospital module

defenceWeb - 21st Oct 2020

Innovation in military medical healthcare against a background of financial austerity led a senior SA Military Health Service (SAMHS) officer to develop a containerised...

Cuban automated shooting training for MSD volunteers

SA Defence Reuters - 19th Oct 2020

Is there succession planning in the SANDF?

SA Defence Reuters - 14th Oct 2020

SANDF highlights contribution to national state of disaster response

SA Defence Reuters - 14th Oct 2020

DEFENCEWEB TV

Videos

Introducing the SVI Max 9

Guy Martin - 19th Oct 2020

DEFENCEWEB PODCASTS

Podcasts

The Past Week in Defence #23 (28 September – 4 October)

Justin Cronje - 20th Oct 2020

GOVERNANCE

Governance

Guinea president retains election lead as protests turn deadly

Reuters - 22nd Oct 2020

Guinea’s President Alpha Conde retained his lead on Wednesday in provisional results from the 18 October election, beating his challengers in 14 constituencies out...

ANC says it paid for Harare flight but DoD confirmation still lacking

Governance Reuters - 22nd Oct 2020

Guinean President Conde ahead of rivals in election

Governance Justin Cronje - 21st Oct 2020

Ex-Burundi president gets prison term for 1993 killing of victorious election opponent

Governance Justin Cronje - 21st Oct 2020

LAND

Land

AirBoss Defence Group awarded Egyptian Husky contract

defenceWeb - 22nd Oct 2020

AirBoss Defence Group (ADG) will supply ground penetrating radar, remotely operated weapon stations and other equipment for Egypt’s Husky mine detection vehicles. On 5 October...

Nigerian army plans nationwide exercise as protests rock country

Land Justin Cronje - 19th Oct 2020

The Nigerian army will begin a two-month national exercise, it said on Saturday, while denying the move was part of any security response to...

Russia supplies BRDM-2 vehicles to Central African Republic

Land Guy Martin - 19th Oct 2020

Russia has delivered ten BRDM-2 armoured vehicles to the Central African Republic (CAR), with another ten expected to be delivered soon. The first batch arrived...

Sat-Com – Repeater and Re-Broadcasting Systems

Land Guy Martin - 16th Oct 2020

The Sat-Com Leopard1 and Cheetah3 Military Radios are all capable of various modes of communications including Repeater and Re-Bro (Cross Band). Every Sat-Com Manpack SDR...

SEA

Sea

USS Roosevelt port visit in Algeria demonstrates global maritime partnership

US Navy - 21st Oct 2020

The Arleigh Burke guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) conducted a port visit in Algiers, Algeria, on 18 October. “Algeria plays a central role in...

US looks to increase cooperation with African navies

Sea Guy Martin - 19th Oct 2020

Both the United States Navy and US Coast Guard are looking for increased opportunities to partner with African countries, including South Africa. Speaking to journalists...

USS Hershel “Woody” Williams takes part in exercise Grand African Nemo

Sea Guy Martin - 16th Oct 2020

The US Navy Expeditionary Sea Base USS Hershel “Woody” Williams joined NATO Allies and partners for the French-led exercise Grand African Navy’s Exercise for...

Op Irini friendly approaches

Sea Reuters - 9th Oct 2020

An integral component of the EUNavFor Med tasking Irini to enforce an arms embargo on Libya is friendly approaches to merchant vessels in the...

MARITIME SECURITY

Maritime Security

Combined Maritime Forces Seizes over 450kg drugs in largest methamphetamine bust

CMF - 22nd Oct 2020

A Royal Navy ship working in direct support of a Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) operation led by CTF 150 has seized over 450 kilograms...

Increased insurance costs in Gulf of Guinea as piracy rises

Maritime Security Reuters - 19th Oct 2020

Following an increase in kidnap for ransom attacks in the Gulf of Guinea beyond Nigeria’s economic zone, Dryad Global’s joint war committee (JWC) has...

Italy condemns detention of fishermen seized off eastern Libya

Maritime Security Justin Cronje - 16th Oct 2020

Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio accused Khalifa Haftar’s administration in eastern Libya of “unacceptable” behaviour on Thursday for detaining 18 sailors who were...

Gulf of Guinea is world hotspot for kidnappings at sea

Maritime Security Reuters - 15th Oct 2020

A steep increase in kidnappings at sea – 40% - make the Gulf of Guinea off Africa’s west coast the world hotspot for this...

CIVIL SECURITY

Civil Security

Sudanese police fire tear gas to disperse hundreds gathered across the capital

Reuters - 22nd Oct 2020

Sudanese security forces fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of people in demonstrations across the capital Khartoum on Wednesday, as crowds gathered to put...

Fires burn in Lagos after Nigerian soldiers shoot anti-police protesters

Civil Security Justin Cronje - 22nd Oct 2020

Nigeria’s biggest city Lagos and several states were under curfews on Wednesday as unrest rooted in anti-police protests broke out again following a day...

Team probes pipeline theft which led to crude oil spill

Civil Security Justin Cronje - 21st Oct 2020

KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Economic Development, Tourism and Environmental Affairs, Nomusa Dube-Ncube, has assigned a team of environmentalists to work with Transnet after a pipeline...

Nigerian anti-police protesters must enter dialogue, minister says

Civil Security Justin Cronje - 20th Oct 2020

Nigerians protesting against what they condemn as police brutality must end their daily demonstrations and enter into dialogue with the government on law enforcement...

BORDER SECURITY

Border Security

ISS: Focus on migrant returns threatens AU–EU negotiations

ISSAfrica - 22nd Oct 2020

Last month the European Commission unveiled its New Pact on Migration and Asylum (New Pact). The pact’s goals of rebuilding trust and developing workable...

Op Corona confiscations continue

Border Security Reuters - 20th Oct 2020

Cigarettes, vehicles and wool are included in the latest contraband seizures by soldiers deployed on the border protection tasking Operation Corona. Fifty-two bags of wool...

R50 million set aside for Jersey barrier border protection in KZN

Border Security Reuters - 20th Oct 2020

Patrol and intelligence gathering work on at least one section of South Africa’s land border is being made easier by installation of concrete Jersey...

Pope expresses support for detained fishermen in Libya

Border Security Justin Cronje - 19th Oct 2020

Pope Francis expressed support on Sunday for 18 fishermen held in Libya, weighing in on a standoff between Italy and the administration of Khalifa...

HUMAN SECURITY

Human Security

Rwanda genocide suspect Kabuga to be sent to Hague pending trial

Reuters - 22nd Oct 2020

A United Nations judge on Wednesday ordered that Rwandan genocide suspect Felicien Kabuga, who has been in a French jail since May, be sent...

ICC prosecutor says Bashir and other suspects must face justice over Darfur

Human Security Justin Cronje - 21st Oct 2020

Ousted Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir and other suspects wanted by the International Criminal Court for alleged war crimes and genocide in Darfur must face...

Refugee women in Africa say domestic violence rose during pandemic

Human Security Justin Cronje - 21st Oct 2020

More than 70% of displaced and refugee women in Africa have seen a rise in domestic violence in their communities during the coronavirus pandemic,...

Suspected Islamists free 900 prisoners from east Congo jail

Human Security Justin Cronje - 20th Oct 2020

Armed men freed at least 900 prisoners from a jail in Beni in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in a coordinated attack early on...

MIDDLE EAST

Middle East

Afghan air strike hits religious school as Taliban mount attacks, officials say

Reuters - 22nd Oct 2020

An Afghan military air strike targeting Taliban fighters killed at least 12 people, including children, and wounded 14 in an attack that hit a...

UAE cabinet ratifies accord to Israel ahead of official visit

Middle East Justin Cronje - 20th Oct 2020

The cabinet of the United Arab Emirates on Monday approved an agreement to establish full diplomatic relations with Israel that was signed in Washington...

Idlib airstrikes could be crimes against humanity

Middle East Reuters - 15th Oct 2020

Bombing civilians by Syrian and Russian armed forces during a campaign against the last rebel bastion in north-west Syria may amount to crimes against...

Afghan counter attack overshadows peace talks

Middle East Reuters - 14th Oct 2020

Afghan security forces launched a counter offensive in the south against Taliban fighters, officials said, as fighting raged for a third day in a...

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

International News

Gripen maker Saab’s shares plunge as higher pandemic risks hit third-quarter profits

Reuters - 19th Oct 2020

Shares in Swedish defence company Saab slid more than 10% on Monday after it posted falling third-quarter profits and said it saw increased risks due...

Six-fold increase in Turkish military exports to Azerbaijan

International News Reuters - 15th Oct 2020

Turkish military exports to its ally Azerbaijan have risen six-fold this year, with sales of drones and other military equipment rising to $77 million...

Kyrgyz opposition groups make rival power grabs after toppling government

International News Justin Cronje - 7th Oct 2020

The Central Asian nation of Kyrgyzstan slid deeper into chaos as rival opposition factions jostled for power on Wednesday, a day after they stormed...

Opposition in Kyrgyzstan claim power after storming government buildings

International News Justin Cronje - 6th Oct 2020

Opposition groups in Kyrgyzstan said they had seized power in the strategically-important Central Asian country on Tuesday after taking control of government buildings in...

SCIENCE & DEFENCE TECHNOLOGY

Science & Defence Technology

CSIR marks 75 years of improving South African lives

Justin Cronjé - 8th Oct 2020

The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) reached a significant milestone as 5 October marked 75 years of existence. Establish in 1945, the CSIR...

Praise for Limpopo learner who invented anti-GBV tool

Science & Defence Technology Justin Cronje - 23rd Sep 2020

Limpopo Education MEC Polly Boshielo has commended a learner who has invented a device to help curb human trafficking and gender-based violence (GBV). Bohlale Mphahlele,...

AlphaDogfight trials foreshadow future of human-machine symbiosis

Science & Defence Technology Guy Martin - 31st Aug 2020

A small Maryland company took first place in August's AlphaDogfight Trials Final event, a three-day competition designed to demonstrate advanced algorithms capable of performing...

Scientific imaging association launched in SA

Science & Defence Technology Reuters - 25th Aug 2020

The rapid technological growth in the field of scientific imaging and an increasing need to understand its complexities has seen a specialist association established...

MILITARY HELICOPTERS

Military Helicopters

Oryx rescue in the Cedarberg

defenceWeb - 12th Oct 2020

A 22 Squadron Oryx helicopter and its crew were major contributors to a weekend Western Cape mountain rescue. The rotary-wing aircraft based at AFB Ysterplaat...

Royal Air Force Chinooks continue to conduct support operations in West Africa

Military Helicopters Guy Martin - 28th Sep 2020

RAF Chinooks currently deployed in Mali have continued to conduct key supporting missions for the French and Malian ground forces during the extreme weather...

Ivory Coast getting replacement Mi-24s after two crashes

Military Helicopters Guy Martin - 23rd Sep 2020

The Ivory Coast is taking delivery of two Mi-24 helicopters to replace those lost in recent crashes. An Mi-24 was delivered on 7 August 2020...

SAAF helps recover bodies at Hammarsdale Falls

Military Helicopters Guy Martin - 17th Sep 2020

The South African Air Force (SAAF) was instrumental in the recovery of two bodies at the bottom of the Hammarsdale Falls in KwaZulu-Natal. On Tuesday...

CIVIL AVIATION

Civil Aviation

Taking to the skies

SANews - 20th Oct 2020

After what felt like a lifetime in incarceration, global skies have opened up for domestic and international travel for those suffering from bouts of...

American Airlines plans to return Boeing 737 Max to service at year-end

Civil Aviation Justin Cronje - 19th Oct 2020

American Airlines Group plans to return Boeing 737 Max jets to service for passenger flights by the end of this year depending on certification...

Coronavirus exposure risk on airplanes very low, US defense study finds

Civil Aviation Justin Cronje - 16th Oct 2020

The risk of exposure to the coronavirus on flights is very low, a US Department of Defense study released on Thursday found, a positive...

Boeing order book not looking good

Civil Aviation Reuters - 14th Oct 2020

Boeing lost three more orders for its grounded 737 MAX jetliner in September and delivered 11 aircraft to customers, less than half the same...

UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Frontex selects Airbus and IAI for UAV-based maritime aerial surveillance

defenceWeb - 22nd Oct 2020

The European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) has awarded a contract to Airbus Defence and Space Airborne Solutions (ADAS) and its partner Israel...

WWF Australia drones to drop seeds for koala gum trees

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Justin Cronje - 19th Oct 2020

Specialised drones are being tested in a programme to boost koala numbers on Australia’s east coast, dropping seeds of gum trees as part of...

ALTI Ascend UAV built with surveillance and security in mind

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Reuters - 16th Oct 2020

Knysna in Western Cape is home to ALTI, manufacturer of a range of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to meet the growing demand for aerial...

Additional UAVs being acquired for the Nigerian Air Force

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Guy Martin - 13th Oct 2020

The Nigerian Air Force has ordered eight unmanned aerial vehicles from China, with training of 70 personnel ready to begin. This is according to the...

NATIONAL SECURITY

National Security

Lagos locked down after protesters fired on, president urges calm

Reuters - 21st Oct 2020

Lagos was under a round-the-clock curfew on Wednesday enforced by police roadblocks, as smoke rose from a flashpoint area in Nigeria’s biggest city where...

With Instagram, hashtags and bitcoin, young Nigerians boost anti-police protests

National Security Justin Cronje - 20th Oct 2020

Ozioma Egemasi says Nigerian police slapped, whipped and struck him with the butt of a pistol when he refused to pay them a bribe....

Guinea military base attacked two days before presidential election

National Security Justin Cronje - 19th Oct 2020

Armed men attacked a military base in western Guinea overnight, killing the camp’s commander, the defence minister said on Friday, two days before the...

Protesters march on Nigerian parliament after army threatens to step in

National Security Justin Cronje - 16th Oct 2020

Hundreds of protesters marched to the gates of Nigeria’s parliament on Thursday, hours after the army said it was ready to step in and...

CYBER DEFENCE

Cyber Defence

India’s Dr Reddy’s isolates data center services after cyberattack

Reuters - 22nd Oct 2020

Indian drugmaker Dr Reddy's Laboratories said on Thursday it had isolated all its data center services as a preventive measure following a cyberattack. Shares of...

Microsoft disables most of cybercriminals’ control over massive computer network

Cyber Defence Justin Cronje - 21st Oct 2020

Microsoft Corp said on Tuesday it had disabled more than 90% of the machines used by a gang of Russian-speaking cyber criminals to control...

ISS: Cybercrime in Nigeria demands public-private action

Cyber Defence Justin Cronje - 19th Oct 2020

Cyberattacks have increased in Nigeria in the wake of COVID-19 restrictions and lockdowns. The country’s 2015 cybercrimes law may not be adequate to reduce the vulnerability...

Iran says one of two cyber attack targets was country’s ports – news agency

Cyber Defence Justin Cronje - 16th Oct 2020

One of the targets of large cyber attacks on two Iranian government institutions this week was the electronic infrastructure of the country’s ports, an...

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

Speeches, documents & resources

Keynote address by Trevor Mketi, AMD Conference 29 September 2020

defenceWeb - 8th Oct 2020

Members of the South African National Defence Force Defence attaches and foreign military representatives Captains of industry Members of the media Ladies and gentlemen On behalf of the Secretary...

CAF retreat speech, 30 September 2020

Speeches, documents & resources Guy Martin - 1st Oct 2020

As delivered verbatim by Lieutenant General Fabian Msimang at Air Force Base Swartkop: Ladies and gentlemen, this is very difficult time for me emotionally because...

Defence committee mini-symposium presentations

Speeches, documents & resources Guy Martin - 8th Sep 2020

On 3 September, the Joint Standing Committee on Defence (JSCD) held a mini-symposium on the South African National Defence Force’s Force Design and Related...