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Science & Defence Technology

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

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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...
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Maritime Security

SADC successfully drafts Integrated Maritime Security Strategy

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Border Security

Migrant vessel Open Arms docks in Lampedusa

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Sea

Qatar to build new Somali port

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Middle East

Separatists extend control in Aden

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INDUSTRY

Industry

High Court rules Denel must pay staff salary deductions

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The North Gauteng High Court in Pretoria has ruled that Denel must pay over the unemployment insurance and taxes deducted from employees’ salaries over...
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AOC gearing up for SA’s leading electronic warfare conference

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Hensoldt Optronics South Africa pursuing laser rangefinder development

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SA’s flagging defence industry needs ammunition to remain a force

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AEROSPACE

Aerospace

Nigerian Air Force goes greener with purchase of Microvanes

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The Nigerian Air Force has purchased Microvanes 3D printed vanes from Metro Aerospace LLC and will use them on their fleet of C-130 Hercules...
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South Africa is part of India moon mission

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Egypt acquires Il-76 transports

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Bat Hawks going to India

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SA DEFENCE

SA Defence

SA’s landward defence spend just about half what it should be

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The full cost of the South African National Defence Force’s (SANDF’s) landward defence programme is R33 billion, but only R16 billion has been budgeted...
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Second Drakensberg mercy voyage to Mozambique

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Shoke telling Mpumalanga how defence can help the province

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South African Army not impressed with Hoefyster delays

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GOVERNANCE

Governance

No access to Kismayo ahead of election

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Southern Somali state Jubbaland blocked access to the capital Kismayo and its main airport ahead of Thursday’s vote to elect a president of the...
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ISS: The Motlanthe Commission’s anniversary of shame

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Ethiopia national election next year

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Tunisian defence minister submits presidential candidacy

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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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AFRICAN MILITARIES

LAND

Land

DCD holds successful route clearance demonstration

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DCD Protected Mobility held a route clearance demonstration day at Gerotek outside Pretoria, where it put its Husky and Springbuck vehicles through their paces...
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Algeria to indigenously develop weapons and ammunition

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The Algerian military aims to indigenously develop its complex weapons, according to a Presidential decree. The decree, published in Algeria’s official journal in July, authorises...

Nigerian Air Force receives 21 special operations dogs

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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has received 21 special operation dogs which returned from South Africa on 6 August after receiving advanced training from...

Egypt getting Chaparral air defence system modifications

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Egypt will be upgrading its Chaparral air defence systems under a $17 million contract with the United States’ ProjectXYZ. On 26 July the US Department...

SEA

Sea

Qatar to build new Somali port

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Qatar plans to build a new seaport at Somalia’s Hobyo, a potentially strategic investment in an area of East Africa fiercely contested by Gulf...
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US warns against aiding Iranian tanker

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An Iranian tanker at the centre of a confrontation between Iran and Washington sailed for Greece after it was freed from detention off Gibraltar,...

Iranian tanker heading to Greece

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An Iranian tanker sailed through the Mediterranean to Greece after it was released off Gibraltar with Tehran saying any US move to seize the...

Seized Iranian tanker to be released

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Britain’s Mediterranean territory Gibraltar decided to free a seized Iranian oil tanker, but did not indicate when or if the ship would set sail...

MARITIME SECURITY

Maritime Security

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...
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Kidnapping off Cameroon

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A number of seamen were kidnapped after an attack on their vessel off Cameroon in the piracy-plagued Gulf of Guinea, a source in the...

Gulf escort duty for British warship

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British warship HMS Kent set sail for the Gulf to join a US-led mission protecting commercial shipping vessels amid heightened political tension between the...

Sea Shepherd helps fight fisheries crime in Namibia

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International conservation group Sea Shepherd has teamed up with the Namibian Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) to carry out surveillance activities in...

CIVIL SECURITY

Civil Security

Political reform hopes dim in Zimbabwe

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Zimbabwe police deployed in force to block a street protest for the third time in five days, with the main opposition party seeing hopes...
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Police deployed in Gweru

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Zimbabwe police deployed in force in Gweru, witnesses said, as authorities sought to keep a lid on dissent after banning a third anti-government protest...

Somali airport denies Ethiopian aircraft access

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Kismayo airport in southern Somalia refused to allow an Ethiopian aircraft to land, a witness said, amid heightened tensions between the federal government and...

State of emergency declared in Chad

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Chad’s Council of Ministers declared a state of emergency in three provinces amid fighting between rival ethnic groups, a government spokesman said in a...

BORDER SECURITY

Border Security

Migrant vessel Open Arms docks in Lampedusa

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Nearly a hundred migrants stranded on the Open Arms rescue ship off Lampedusa disembarked on the Italian island on Tuesday night, ending a stand-off...
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Border protection tasking set to stagnate at 15 companies

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The single largest internal deployment of the national defence force will, for the foreseeable future, continue to be the border protection tasking under the...

Migrant crossing halted

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Turkish authorities stopped 330 migrants attempting to cross to the Greek island Lesbos officials said. The coastguard in the Kucukkuyu area of western Canakkale...

ISS: China is proving key to reducing Africa’s wildlife trafficking

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China’s proactive stance against illicit wildlife trafficking in Africa in recent years has helped shift trends in this crime. Where cooperation has occurred with...

HUMAN SECURITY

Human Security

Afghan wedding suicide bomb death toll rises

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The death toll from a suicide bomb attack on a wedding reception in Afghanistan’s capital, Kabul, has risen to 80, two senior officials said. ...
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Life sentences for Cameroon separatist leaders

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A Cameroonian court handed life sentences to 10 separatist leaders after finding them guilty of charges including terrorism in their fight to break away...

Militant attack in Burkina Faso leaves 20 dead

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Unidentified militants killed at least 10 soldiers and wounded others in an attack on a military unit in northern Burkina Faso, the army said....

DR Congo Ebola spreading

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Congolese authorities confirmed a new case of Ebola in the remote, militia-controlled province Walikale, hundreds of kilometres away from previous cases near the border...

MIDDLE EAST

Middle East

Separatists extend control in Aden

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Southern separatists seized Yemeni government security and military bases near Aden after clashes between nominal allies that complicate UN peace efforts, residents and officials...
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Iraqi tanker seized

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Iranian Revolutionary Guards seized an Iraqi oil tanker in the Gulf they said was smuggling fuel and detained seven crewmen, Iran’s state media reported,...

Houthis attack Yemen military parade

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Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement launched missile and drone attacks on a military parade in Aden, the seat of the Saudi-backed government, killing more than...

UAE drawdown raises hopes of Yemen ceasefire

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A United Arab Emirates’ military drawdown in Yemen is building momentum for a nationwide truce this year, bolstering efforts by the Saudi-led coalition to...

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

International News

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...
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Kenyan drug trafficker jailed in US

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A US judge sentenced Kenyan drug trafficker Baktash Akasha to 25 years in prison after he pleaded guilty last year to conspiracy to import...

US/Taliban talks stalemate

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Talks on a pact that would allow the United States to end its longest war and withdraw from Afghanistan ended without agreement and both...

Putin warns Trump on nuclear missiles

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Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Moscow would start developing short and intermediate-range land-based nuclear missiles if the United States did the same after the...

SCIENCE & DEFENCE TECHNOLOGY

Science & Defence Technology

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

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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...
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Fourth industrial revolution under the spotlight at Armscor Engineering Day

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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...

Fourth industrial revolution driving the sophistication of IEDs

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The fourth industrial revolution (IR) has bought about cyber-physical systems that are changing the landscape of war between state and non-state actors. Smart robotics,...

Civilian investment is the new driver in Research and Development

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Previously driven by military investment, Research and Development (R&D) in the defence industry is now driven by civilian investment, with the adoption of machine...

MILITARY HELICOPTERS

Military Helicopters

Investigation to follow SAPS helicopter crash landing

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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...
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Unmarked Gazelle helicopters spotted in Mozambique

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Unmarked Gazelle helicopters painted in military camouflage have been spotted in Mozambique, with speculation they may be used for security missions by a private...

BIRD Aerosystems providing protection systems on UN helicopters in Africa

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Israel’s Bird Aerosystems has received a contract to provide missile protection systems for United Nations’ Mi-17 helicopters operating in Africa. The company on 5 August...

US government confirms Morocco has requested 24 Apaches

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Morocco has requested the purchase of 24 new Apache attack helicopters in a $1.5 billion deal, the US Government has revealed. In a country profile...

CIVIL AVIATION

Civil Aviation

FAA review sought after 737 MAX crashes

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US Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao asked the new head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to assess the agency’s performance in the wake of...
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Angola’s Bestfly receives first ATR 72

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Angola’s Bestfly aviation services company has taken delivery of its first ATR 72 turboprop aircraft from France, with the second due to arrive by...

Africa’s first A320neo arrives at Air Seychelles

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Air Seychelles, the national airline of the Republic of Seychelles, has become the first airline in the Indian Ocean and African region to take...

Two South Africans killed in Sling 4 crash supporting Cape to Cairo flight

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A Sling light aircraft crashed in western Tanzania on Saturday, killing two South Africans supporting the U-Dream Foundation’s Cape to Cairo flight. The four-seater...

UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

First FAA approved beyond line of sight drone flight completed

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The US Federal Aviation Administration approved the first drone flight beyond the operator’s sight line, a major advance for retailers like Amazon.com seeking to...
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Global drone market estimated to reach $14 billion over next decade

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The worldwide non-military drone market, dominated by manufacturers in China, will triple in size to $14.3 billion in sales over the next decade, a...

UPS launches drone business, seeks to certify multiple pilots

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United Parcel Service, the world’s largest package delivery firm, on Tuesday unveiled its drone delivery subsidiary and said it has applied for the Federal...

From Iraq to Yemen, drones raise U.S. alarm over Iranian plans

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The increased use of drones by Iran and its allies for surveillance and attacks across the Middle East is raising alarms in Washington. The United...

NATIONAL SECURITY

National Security

Burkina Faso killings condemned

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Gunmen killed 24 soldiers in an attack on an army unit in Burkina Faso, the deadliest yet in the West African nation’s fight against...
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Suspected militants killed in Sinai

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Egyptian security forces killed 11 suspected militants in a gun battle during a raid on their hideout in Al-Arish, capital of North Sinai province,...

Sebha airport reopens

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Libya reopened the airport in the southern city Sebha, closed since January 2014 due to security problems, residents said. A commercial flight landed from...

Libya’s Zuwara airport hit by air strikes

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Eastern Libyan forces air strikes seriously damaged a civilian airport in western Libya lacking any military use, the United Nations said. Last week, the...

CYBER DEFENCE

Cyber Defence

European Central Bank hacked

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The European Central Bank (ECB) shut down a website after it was hacked and infected with malicious software. The ECB said no market-sensitive data...
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Automakers warm up to friendly hackers at cybersecurity conference

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At a conference where hackers can try picking locks and discover cyber vulnerabilities in a makeshift hospital, they can also endeavour to break into...

Foreign state behind attack on Czech ministry

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A foreign state staged the latest cyber-attack targeting the Czech Foreign Ministry, the Senate’s security committee said, though it did not identify the nation...

Israel airspace disruptions

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Weeks-long disruptions to GPS signals in Israel’s airspace ended, officials said, declining comment on an Army Radio report Russian electronic warfare – possibly from...

GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS

Government Affairs

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...
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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...

Document: Department of Defence annual report 2017-18

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The Department of Defence has released its annual report for the 2017/18 financial year. Click here to view the document: DoD_Annual_Report_2017-18
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