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Grim aftermath of Ethiopian war
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Burned-out military vehicles, ammunition boxes and bodies of scores of federal troops were scattered along the dirt road through the Ethiopian village Sheweate Hugum...
SANDF Mozambique “employment” authorised by C-in-C
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South Africa’s initial military contribution to ending an Islamic insurgency in the northern part of Mozambique has the Presidential seal of approval and a...
No June or July salaries for Denel Land Systems staff
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Employees at Denel Land Systems (DLS) will once again have to dig into their own pockets to make ends meet as the company cannot...
Nigeria receives first six Super Tucanos
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The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Thursday received its first six A-29 Super Tucano aircraft out of 12 on order, after a week-long journey...
Grim aftermath of Ethiopian war
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Burned-out military vehicles, ammunition boxes and bodies of scores of federal troops were scattered along the dirt road through the Ethiopian village Sheweate Hugum...
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Additional troop deployment is welcome and shows the need for a strong SANDF
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The announcement on Wednesday 14 July that 25 000 members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) will be deployed to help counter...
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VSE Corporation continues to provide technical support for Egyptian Navy
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Virginia-headquartered VSE Corporation has been awarded a $41 million contract to deliver technical support to the Egyptian Navy.
The United States Department of Defence announced...
Tunisia launches another domestic patrol boat; authorises new 50 m vessel
The Tunisian Navy has received another 27 metre long locally built patrol boat, and will be getting a locally built 51 metre offshore patrol...
Petram Sandock Maritime Systems confident their JV can meet Ghana’s maritime security requirements
African-owned maritime and defence companies Sandock Austral and Petram Fortis have teamed up to offer maritime security solutions to Ghana through the newly established...
Paramount announces platinum sponsorship of IMDEC as West African piracy surges
Paramount Group has announced its Platinum Sponsorship of the International Maritime Defence Exhibition and Conference (IMDEC) taking place from 6-8 July in Accra, Ghana.
Recognised...
US, Ivoirian special operations forces sharpen skills to counter violent extremists
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United States Special Operations Command Africa forces concluded Joint Combined Exercise Training with Côte d'Ivoire Forces Speciales Ivoirennes in Abidjan and Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire,...
Gunmen kill Nigerian army general on highway from capital
Gunmen shot dead a Nigerian army general as he was travelling by car on a major road from the capital, Abuja, the army said...
Over a million rounds of ammunition looted from Durban container
More than 1.5 million rounds of ammunition have apparently been stolen during looting in Durban.
News24 reported that sources in law enforcement said the ammunition...
Elbit to supply 11 Guarani armoured vehicles to Ghana
Isarel’s Elbit Systems has signed a contract with Ghana to supply 11 Iveco Guarani 6x6 armoured vehicles to the country.
The vehicles will be manufactured...
Nigerian court sentences ten men to prison for 2020 Chinese ship hijacking
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A court in Lagos sentenced ten men to 12 years in prison on Friday for kidnapping the crew of a Chinese-flagged merchant vessel last...
Defence Intelligence lays out maritime security threats in Africa
The Defence Intelligence division of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has detailed some of the main threats and challenges facing South African...
South Korea military suffers worst COVID-19 outbreak aboard anti-piracy ship off Africa
South Korea's military has recorded its biggest cluster of COVID-19 infections to date, with more than 80% of personnel aboard a destroyer on anti-piracy...
Nigeria commissions Falcon Eye maritime domain awareness system
Nigeria has commissioned the Israeli-designed Falcon Eye maritime domain awareness system to monitor the country’s territorial waters and track movements within the broader Gulf...
Police chief, bandits die in Nigeria clash
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A Nigerian local police chief and six bandits were shot dead during a clash in south-eastern Imo State, police said, the latest incident in...
Town in Ethiopia’s Somali region attacked
Local government in Ethiopia’s Somali region said militia from the neighbouring Afar region attacked and looted a town, the latest flare-up in a local...
Six killed in attack on Cameroon military post
Unidentified attackers killed five Cameroonian soldiers and a civilian during a raid on a military outpost in the country’s far north, local authorities said...
SANDF helps recover looted goods
The South African Police Service (SAPS), South African National Defence Force (SANDF) and other law enforcement agencies have worked together to recover goods that...
SANParks and partners in anti-poaching push
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South African National Parks (SANParks) and security partners in the Greater Kruger Region are jointly implementing a range of interventions to counter the effects...
At least 57 migrants die in shipwreck off Libyan coast – UN
At least 57 people drowned on Monday after a boat capsized off the Libyan coast near Khums, the latest tragedy in the Mediterranean where...
Rhino and elephant poaching declines in Namibia
Rhino and elephant poaching has declined significantly this year in Namibia, home to the only free-roaming black rhinos left in the world, government data...
More vehicles recovered by soldiers on border patrol
Members of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) have recovered more vehicles whilst on Operation Corona border patrols.
The SANDF on 23 July said...
Calls to stop attacks on refugees in Tigray
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The US is concerned about reported attacks against Eritrean refugees in Ethiopia's Tigray region, a State Department spokeswoman said calling for intimidation and attacks...
Northern Nigeria state suspends schools due to insecurity
The northern Nigerian state of Kaduna has suspended all schooling due to insecurity, state officials said on Monday, amid a spate of student kidnappings...
Grim aftermath of Ethiopian battle offers rare clues about brutal war
Burned-out military vehicles, boxes of ammunition and the bodies of scores of federal troops were still scattered along the dirt road that runs through...
Five suspects arrested in connection to Phoenix murders
Acting Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni says five suspects have been arrested in relation to the murders in Phoenix, in KwaZulu-Natal following incidents...
CHU does Mandela Day in DR Congo
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The South African composite helicopter unit (CHU) in Democratic Republic of Congo (RDC) has an enviable reputation for doing the job during its time...
15 Squadron aids in sea rescue
An Oryx from the South African Air Force’s (SAAF’s) 15 Squadron was called out to the New Constant, an oil tanker 50 nautical miles...
Spanish NH90s arrive in Mali
The Spanish Army has sent its first NH90 helicopter to Mali as part of the European Union Training Mission (EUTM) in Mali.
Personnel from the...
India’s HAL training Nigerian Army pilots
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has started flying training for Nigerian Army Aviation pilots, who have joined the Indian company’s Rotary Wing Academy.
HAL said six...
State-owned airlines owe government R850 million
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State-owned airlines South African Airways (SAA), Mango and SA Express owe government entities R854 million, OUTA has revealed, as it warns that government and...
Bezos offers NASA $2 billion in exchange for moon mission contract
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Fresh off his trip to space, billionaire businessman Jeff Bezos on Monday offered to cover up to $2 billion in NASA costs if the...
Mango Airlines briefly suspends flights due to outstanding payment
South African Airways (SAA) subsidiary Mango Airlines temporarily suspended all flights and services on Tuesday until further notice due to outstanding payments to Air...
Boeing jets emissions data highlights industry’s green challenge
Commercial jets delivered by Boeing last year will account on average for emissions equivalent to 1 million tonnes of carbon dioxide each over their 20-year-plus...
DHL aims to deploy longer distance drones to beat stretched supply lines
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Logistics giant DHL is working with Bulgarian aircraft developer Dronamics on rolling out cross-border and inter-city drones aimed at overcoming strained supply chains, executives...
Drones monitoring Spanish beaches during heatwave
With a summer heatwave sending hordes of people to the beach, authorities in north-eastern Spanish seaside town Sitges are trialling drones to monitor crowds...
France tests laser-powered anti-drone system for the 2024 Olympics
The French military used a laser-powered canon on Wednesday to destroy a drone in a test of technology that the government hopes will be...
ISS: Drones in the hands of insurgents – how Africa can prepare
Like in the Middle East, drones are a new threat posed by armed groups and violent extremists in Africa.
The proliferation of drone technology across...
Ethiopian army recruits parade in Addis
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Thousands of Ethiopian army recruits paraded in Addis Ababa bidding farewell before leaving for training, potential future participants in an eight-month-old conflict in the...
Nigeria fails to bring separatist to court, trial adjourned
A Nigerian judge adjourned the treason trial of separatist leader Nnamdi Kanu until October after the authorities failed to bring him to court on...
ISS: Could kidnapping for ransom open the door to terrorism in Benin?
The government must nip the problem in the bud before violent extremists use abduction to their advantage.
Fears are mounting that kidnapping for ransom could...
President Ramaphosa speaks out against violence and destruction of properties
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the violence and destruction that engulfed parts of KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng two weeks ago caused much damage to property and...
Biden sees cyberattacks as possible precursor to “real shooting war”
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President Joe Biden warns if the US ends up in a "real shooting war" with a "major power" it could be the result of...
South Africa’s Transnet says will soon lift force majeure after cyberattack
South African state logistics firm Transnet said it would soon lift a force majeure for its container terminals that it declared following a cyberattack...
Russia disconnected from global internet in tests – RBC daily
Russia managed to disconnect from the global internet during tests in June and July, the RBC daily reported on Thursday, citing documents from the...
Transnet says has identified and isolated the source of IT disruption
State-owned firm Transnet said on Friday it had identified and isolated the source of the disruption to its IT systems, which impacted its container...
Documents: 2022 Military Skills Development application forms
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
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...
Speech: Solly Shoke during Change of Command parade, 28 May 2021
ADDRESS BY THE OUT-GOING CHIEF OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN NATIONAL DEFENCE FORCE, GENERAL SOLLY SHOKE AT THE OCCASION OF THE CHANGE OF COMMAND PARADE,...
US offers further air support to Afghan troops amid Taliban offensive
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The United States will to continue to carry out airstrikes to support Afghan forces facing attack from the insurgent Taliban, a regional US commander...
As Taliban advances, Afghan military overhauls war strategy
Reeling from a surge in battlefield losses, Afghanistan's military is overhauling its war strategy against the Taliban to concentrate forces around the most critical...
Half of all Afghan district centers under Taliban control – US general
Taliban insurgents control about half of Afghanistan's district centers, the senior US general said on Wednesday, indicating a rapidly deteriorating security situation.
Insecurity has been...
Youth killed in Iran water crisis protests
A young man was shot dead during a second night of protests over water shortages in southwest Iran, a local official said on Saturday,...
Lockheed second quarter profit misses even as space business boosts sales
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US weapons maker Lockheed Martin Corp said on Monday its space business boosted revenues in the latest quarter, but a classified aeronautics development program...
Russia releases footage of new S-500 air defence system in action
Russia on Tuesday released what is thought to be the first footage of its advanced new S-500 surface-to-air missile system in action, a weapon...
Haiti police battle gunmen who killed president, amid fears of chaos
Haiti's security forces were locked in a fierce gun battle on Wednesday with assailants who assassinated President Jovenel Moise at his home overnight, plunging...
Haitian president assassinated at home, sparking fears of widespread turmoil
Haitian President Jovenel Moise was shot dead by unidentified attackers in his private residence overnight in a "barbaric act", the government said on Wednesday,...
Rolls-Royce partners with Shell in sustainable aviation fuel push
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British engineering company Rolls-Royce said it would partner with oil company Shell to work on the development of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) in line...
Nuclear science utilized to protect African rhino
On 13 May the innovative anti-poaching “Rhisotope Project” was launched. The project, based on nuclear science, seeks to introduce radioactive isotopes into a rhino’s...
Faraway NASA probe detects the eerie hum of interstellar space
The classic 1979 sci-fi horror film "Alien" was advertised with the memorable tagline, "In space no can hear you scream." It did not say...
NASA extracts breathable oxygen from thin Martian air
NASA has logged another extraterrestrial first on its latest mission to Mars: converting carbon dioxide from the Martian atmosphere into pure, breathable oxygen, the...
Moves to ease tensions in Tunisia underway
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Tunisia's leading Islamist party moved to ease the country's political crisis, calling for dialogue and urging supporters not to protest after accusing President Kais...
DA looking to make SA unrest report public
The opposition Democratic Alliance (DA) party is seeking to obtain a report from the State Security Agency (SSA) on the recent looting and unrest...
Tanzanian court charges opposition leader with terrorism-related crimes
A court in Tanzania has charged the leader of the main opposition party with terrorism-related crimes, police said on Monday, following his arrest while...
Groenewald looking to change disaster management legislation
South Africans have lived under various alert levels in compliance with government edicts in terms of a national state of disaster since March last...
Transnet operations normalise in KZN
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Transnet’s port and rail operations in KwaZulu-Natal have normalised following last week’s unrest in the province.
“The Ports of Durban and Richards Bay have reported...
EU air bridge moves lifesaving cargo to northern Mozambique
Driven by humanitarian needs rather than political and security ones, the European Union (EU) activated its air bridge to provide 15 tons of “lifesaving...
Feature: Solving an airlift shortage
When it comes to building military capacity in Africa, adding aircraft tends to take a back seat because of the expense involved to acquire...
Regional Work Unit Western Cape hard at it
The South African National Defence Force’s (SANDF’s) Regional Works Unit Western Cape has been labouring to ensure that facilities in its region are in...
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...
Opinion: SA Defence Solutions Centre – An Alternative SADI Future
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!
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?
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...