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Diplomacy & Peace

Africom Commander visits Niger, assesses security situation

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General Stephen Townsend, commander, U.S. Africa Command, culminated his multi-country West Africa regional visit in Niger, where he met with President Mahamadou Issoufou, senior...
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Diplomacy & Peace

SA Navy visited by Sri Lanka Defence Service Command and Staff College

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Governance

SA Cabinet to address xenophobia

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Human Security

Operation O Kae Molao nets 600 suspects

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Human Security

Trafficking sentence welcomed

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INDUSTRY

Industry

AAD 2020 officially launched

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The 2020 edition of the Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) exhibition has been officially launched during a ceremony at the DSEI defence show in...
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Morocco requests huge weapons and ammunition sale from the US

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Armoured combat vehicles lead defence exports

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Denel appoints CFO

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AEROSPACE

Aerospace

Zambian C-27Js delivered

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It appears the Zambian Air Force has taken delivery of its two C-27J Spartan transport aircraft, after they were ordered in 2015. One of Zambia’s...
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Parliament hears of parlous state of the Air Force

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Algeria orders more Su-30, MiG-29 fighters from Russia

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SAAF gearing up for 2019 Museum Air Show

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SA DEFENCE

SA Defence

Six of SA’s oldest Reserve Force units have new names

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Four of the ten oldest Reserve Force units in the country retain their original names. They are Umvoti Mounted Rifles, established in 1864, Durban...
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No SAAF air capability demo this year

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Soldiers’ crime-fighting deployment extension will cost R64 million

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Parliament’s defence committee worried about SANDF budget

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GOVERNANCE

Governance

SA Cabinet to address xenophobia

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Cabinet is determined to decisively address the underlying causes which led to the attacks on foreign nationals and some South Africans. “We also in the...
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Ousted Tunisian president dies in exile

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Protesters reject Algerian election announcement

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Civilian airport in place of Somaliland military base

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COMPANY NEWS

COLUMNS

Check before you speak, Minister!

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South African Defence and Military Veterans Minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula needs to verify her facts before she speaks, or risk further embarrassment to the South...

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LAND

Land

Tyron runflats demonstrated on DCD’s Springbuck APC

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Tyron’s all-terrain rubber runflats have been demonstrated on DCD Protected Mobility’s Springbuck armoured personnel carrier (APC) during a recent test. During the demonstrations, which focused...
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Paramount certifies Mbombe 4 after blast trials

Land Guy Martin -
Paramount Group has received final certification for its Mbombe 4x4 armoured vehicle after undergoing blast testing that proved the integrity of its flat-floor mine-resistant...

Milestone for Denel’s Malaysia contract

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Denel is delivering the hundredth modular armoured vehicle turret to the Malaysian armed forces in terms of a multi-billion rand export contract. “This is...

SVI launches armoured vehicle rental division

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The SVI Group has launched SVI Secure, a new subsidiary company that offers the rental of modified commercial vehicles like sedans and SUVs, as...

SEA

Sea

SA Navy celebrates democracy with fleet review

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2019 marks 25 years since South Africans went to the polls in the country’s first democratic elections and the South African Navy (SA Navy)...
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SA Navy in danger of losing frigate and submarine capabilities due to declining budget

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The South African Navy over the coming years risks losing its frigate and submarine capabilities if the current state of funding continues. This is according...

World Maritime Day in SA

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South Africa will host the International Maritime Organisation’s (IMO) World Maritime Day Parallel Event in Durban next year. Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula received the official...

INS Tarkash visiting Namibia

Sea Guy Martin -
The Indian Navy’s frigate INS Tarkash is currently visiting Walvis Bay, Namibia, as part of its overseas deployment to Africa, Europe and Russia. INS Tarkash...

MARITIME SECURITY

Maritime Security

Defence budget sinks Navy

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Chief of the South African Navy (SAN), Vice Admiral Mosiwa Hlongwane, has told Parliament that if the Navy does not get a budget that...
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Some Stena Impero crew released

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Iran released seven of 23 crew of British-flagged tanker Stena Impero seized earlier in July, Sweden’s foreign minister said. The Swedish-owned Stena Impero was...

Malawi commissions naval vessels

Maritime Security Guy Martin -
Malawi President Peter Mutharika on 21 August presided over the commissioning of patrol vessels that he said would help boost the operations of the...

SADC successfully drafts Integrated Maritime Security Strategy

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  The SA Navy recently hosted the South African Development Community (SADC) Joint Technical Working Group on the Review of its Maritime Security Strategy (MSS).   The...

CIVIL SECURITY

Civil Security

Moves to limit Algiers protests

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Algeria’s army chief ordered buses and cars bringing protesters to the capital stopped and seized, the latest measure aimed at quelling weekly demonstrations demanding...
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Agricultural union “concerned” about farm murders

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A slight decrease in farm murders announced by Police Minister Bheki Cele has not appeased the Transvaal Agricultural Union (TAU) which remains “concerned” about...

KZN to clamp down on stock theft

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The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is concerned at the rise of stock theft in the province. This follows the release of crime...

Somali, US forces engage insurgents

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In coordination with the Federal Government of Somalia, U.S Africa Command conducted an airstrike on Al-Shabaab insurgents after they attacked a Somali patrol northwest...

BORDER SECURITY

Border Security

Libyan coastguard picks up migrants

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Libya’s Coast Guard picked up 493 migrants on six inflatable boats in six operations in a week northeast and northwest of Tripoli. The migrants,...
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Nigeria is staging ground for pangolin trade

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In a rubble-strewn storage lot in Nigerian port city of Lagos, customs agents crack open a shipping container crammed with pangolin scales, a shy...

Malta to take 90 migrants

Border Security Reuters -
Malta will accept 90 migrants rescued by an Italian coastguard vessel in its search and rescue zone, defusing a stand-off with the new Italian...

Migrant boat sinks off Tunisia, two dead

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A boat carrying migrants sank off Tunisia drowning at least two with nine rescued and 14 missing, a coastguard official said. The boat sank...

HUMAN SECURITY

Human Security

Operation O Kae Molao nets 600 suspects

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An ongoing, multi-disciplinary operation in Gauteng resulted in 600 suspects, wanted for serious crimes, being arrested. Gauteng Premier David Makhura, Gauteng Community Safety MEC Faith...
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Trafficking sentence welcomed

Human Security Reuters -
The SA government welcomed the six life sentences and an additional 129 years imprisonment for human trafficking and related charges handed down to convicted...

Algerian political boss detained

Human Security Reuters -
Algeria detained the leader of its former ruling party, as authorities strove to quell months of mass protests ahead of a December election. The...

States inflict cruelty on rights activists

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A quarter of UN member states carry out suspected reprisals against activists who co-operate with the world body on human rights issues, Secretary-General Antonio...

MIDDLE EAST

Middle East

Houthi attack foiled

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The Saudi-led coalition intercepted and destroyed an explosives-laden boat launched from Yemen by the Iran-aligned Houthi group, an incident that could further increase regional...
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Yemen Houthis threaten UAE targets

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Yemen’s Houthi group said it identified dozens of sites in the United Arab Emirates as possible targets, an attempt to stress its military clout...

Germany extends Saudi arms embargo

Middle East Reuters -
Germany has extended its embargo on exporting weapons to Saudi Arabia by six months, a spokesman for the German government said. “Until 31 March...

Saudi to provide proof Iran behind oil attack

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Saudi Arabia said it would produce evidence linking regional rival Tehran to an attack on its oil industry Washington believes originated from Iran in...

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

International News

Taliban talks dead – Trump

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US President Donald Trump proclaimed talks with Afghanistan’s Taliban leaders dead, while the general in charge said the US military is likely to ramp...
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Kabul blast – Taliban claim responsibility

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The Taliban claimed responsibility for a car bomb explosion that rocked Afghan capital Kabul killing at least five, wounding dozens and shaking windows and...

US will maintain Afghanistan presence

International News Reuters -
President Donald Trump said US troop levels in Afghanistan were being reduced to 8 600 but American forces would remain in the country even...

Antonov’s An-178 lands first export order in Peru

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Ukraine’s state-owned defence conglomerate Ukroboronprom has won a tender to supply the An-178 aircraft to Peru.   The contract to replace the Peruvian police’s single Antonov...

SCIENCE & DEFENCE TECHNOLOGY

Science & Defence Technology

Multiple projects lined up for world’s largest 3D printer at the CSIR

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The Council for Scientific and Industrial Research’s (CSIR’s) 3D metal printer – the largest of its kind in the world - is being used...
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ISS: Is Africa ready for weapons that call their own shots?

Science & Defence Technology Guy Martin -
Robotic weapons that once activated can select and attack targets without any further human intervention are being developed by the United States, China, Russia,...

US Air Force starts using first certified 3D printed aircraft parts

Science & Defence Technology Guy Martin -
The United States Air Force’s 60th Maintenance Squadron has become the first field unit in the Air Force to be certified with an industrial-sized...

Fourth industrial revolution under the spotlight at Armscor Engineering Day

Science & Defence Technology Guy Martin -
The fourth industrial revolution and its impact on the aerospace and defence industries came under the spotlight at Armscor’s recent Engineering Day. The 2019 edition...

MILITARY HELICOPTERS

Military Helicopters

Kenyan MD530Fs to be delivered by year-end

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The Kenyan military will receive six MD530F Cayuse Warrior helicopters by the end of this year, with training and support contracts having just been...
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Asia set to be largest market for light military rotorcraft

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A total of 1 854 light military rotorcraft will be produced during the 15-year timeframe between 2019 and 2033, according to a new forecast,...

Nigerian Air Force reactivates another EC-135 helicopter

Military Helicopters Guy Martin -
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has inducted another EC-135 helicopter, NAF 549, into service after it was reactivated in-country by NAF personnel in collaboration...

Investigation to follow SAPS helicopter crash landing

Military Helicopters Justin Cronje -
A South African Police Service (SAPS) helicopter crash-landed at Virginia Airport on Tuesday and an investigation has been launched to determine the cause of...

CIVIL AVIATION

Civil Aviation

Airbus revises up jet demand, trims traffic growth

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Airbus on Wednesday revised up forecasts for jetliner demand in the next 20 years led by growth in the new industrial hubs of Asia,...
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Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX crash victim ID completed

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The Interpol Incident Response Team (IRT) deployed after the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 MAX in March has finished assisting with positive...

Air Tanzania suspends flights to Johannesburg

Civil Aviation Reuters -
Tanzania’s national carrier suspended flights from Dar es Salaam to Johannesburg, citing ongoing violence as a risk to passengers. “You are aware there is...

EgyptAir receives first A220

Civil Aviation Guy Martin -
EgyptAir has taken delivery of its first of 12 A220-300 aircraft on order, becoming the first A220 operator based in the Middle East and...

UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Technical glitch keeps Heathrow climate drones grounded

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Climate-change activists hoping to bring Europe’s biggest airport, London Heathrow, to a standstill on Friday found it was their drones that struggled to get...
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South Korea to develop anti-drone system

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South Korea will invest 88 billion won (£59.6 million) in developing a weapons system to detect and strike drones, its procurement agency said, after...

Successful test flight for Tellumat ASTUS

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Reuters -
South African provider of defence and security technology provider Tellumat successfully completed flight trials with its ASTUS unmanned aerial system (UAS). Willie Malan, support...

Tellumat going big at DSEI

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Reuters -
Tellumat Defence & Security will be part of the South African pavilion at this year’s Defence & Security Equipment International (DSEI) conference and exhibition...

NATIONAL SECURITY

National Security

Taliban truck bomb kills 20

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A Taliban truck bomb killed at least 20 people and wounded 95 when it exploded near a hospital in southern Afghanistan, a provincial official...
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Rwandan militia commander slain

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]Democratic Republic of Congo’s army said it killed Sylvestre Mudacumura, commander of a Rwandan Hutu militia wanted by the International Criminal Court. Mudacumura was...

Taliban attacks kill 48

National Security Reuters -
Taliban suicide bombers killed 48 people in two separate attacks in Afghanistan, the deadliest near an election rally by President Ashraf Ghani, who was...

Air strike on Sirte

National Security Reuters -
Eastern Libyan forces mounted an air strike on Sirte held by the internationally recognised government, an official and residents said, widening a conflict around...

CYBER DEFENCE

Cyber Defence

China behind Australia parliament hack

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Australian intelligence determined China was responsible for a cyber-attack on its national parliament and three largest political parties before the May general election, five...
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Sanctions for North Korean hacking groups

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The US Treasury announced sanctions on three North Korean hacking groups it said were involved in “WannaCry” ransomware attacks and hacking international banks and...

US flags Huawei security concerns

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The United States raised concerns with Gulf allies over a possible security risk in Huawei technology for their 5G mobile infrastructure US officials said. ...

Uighurs targeted in iPhone attack

Cyber Defence Reuters -
Apple Inc confirmed China’s Uighurs, a mostly Muslim minority group considered a security threat by Beijing, had been the target of attacks due to...

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

Government Affairs

Speech: SAAF chief on opening of SAAF Museum Air Show

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Address by Lieutenant General Fabian ‘Zakes’ Msimang at the opening of the South African Air Force (SAAF) Museum at Air Force Base Swartkop on...
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Defence and Military Veterans Minister’s budget address

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Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula, Minister of Defence and Military Veterans presented her budget vote to the National Assembly on Wednesday, July 17. defenceWeb publishes it as...

Budget vote speech by Deputy Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Thabang Makwetla

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“Noluthando alias ‘Agnes’ Ncwana, to whose memory I wish to dedicate my remarks in this budget debate this morning, was a military veteran who...

Zimbabwe lawmaker charged with subversion

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A Zimbabwe opposition lawmaker was charged with subversion, his lawyer said, after a video surfaced where he purportedly said President Emmerson Mnangagwa would be...
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