DEAT keeping poachers at bay
The Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism's (DEAT) Marine and Coastal Management (MCM) Branch says its environmental protection fleet (EPF) has made...
Fact file: SA’s maritime zone
South Africa's maritime zones, signed into law by then-President Nelson Mandela on November 11, 1994 (Maritime Zones Act, 15 of 1994), cover...
Fact file: The SA Navy’s mandate
The SA Navy is the youngest of the combat services, and traditionally the smallest. This has in part been a result of...
SA to learn from Australia?
Spanish shipyard group Navantia is currently building SA's sporting rival Australia four sophisticated Aegis air defence destroyers and recently secured an order...
Damen to capitalise on SA OPV track record?
Damen Shipyards have an established track record delivering patrol craft to SA. It built the 82.9m environmental offshore patrol vessel (OPV) Sarah...
Fact file: Antarctic Supply/Oceanographic Research Vessel
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Fact file: Lilian Ngoyi-class inshore environmental patrol vessel
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Fact file: Sarah Baartman-class offshore environmental patrol vessel
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Feature: SA position on fighting piracy remains opaque
South Africa's willingness to deploy naval forces to fight the growing epidemic of piracy off the Horn of Africa remains uncertain...
DCNS eager for SA business
French shipbuilder DCNS is hungry for SA business, so hungry in fact, that it last month launched an offshore patrol vessel design...
ThyssenKrupp banks on inside edge for Biro, Millennium
German shipbuilder ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems (TKMS) is hoping to capitalise on its previous success with the SA Navy to gain the advantage...
Fact file: Valour-class frigates
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Shipyards vie for Biro business
Two South African shipyards are going head to head in the race to secure offshore patrol vessel contracts that could be worth...
Fact file: Warrior-class offshore patrol vessel
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Fact file: River-class coastal minehunter
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Fact file: Tobie-class inshore patrol vessels
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Fact file: Drakensberg-class fleet replenishment ship
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Fact file: Hecla-class survey ship
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SA Navy has pick of litter for pending projects
The SA Navy has the attention of the shipyards of the Western world – and India – for its future requirements.
The seaward service...
Theodore Roosevelt pays SA a visit
USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) has been granted permission to enter SA waters for ten days. She will anchor in Table Bay...
Navy admiral quits after laptop fraud
The navy`s first and only woman admiral resigns after being convicted for fraud.An award-winning admiral has resigned from the SA Navy after...
SA gets third submarine
The "underwater data centre" is set to sail home in April.SA has taken ownership of its third and last hi-tech Type 209-MOD1400SAN...
SA Navy keeps industry afloat
The SA Navy spends many millions to keep its ICT shipshape.The SA Navy has spent close to R100 million in the last 18...
Navy frigates boost IT sector
Investments related to the Navy buying four new frigates benefit the local ICT industry.The South African ICT industry was a direct beneficiary...
Astute goes diving
In this World Wide Wrap: Astute goes diving, Thailand selects Saab, and EADS tests warning system. Astute goes divingA major element of...
Naval warriors seek Xena
The SA Navy wants a system that will allow it to keep the peace on Africa`s rivers and lakes.The SA Navy wants...
Alaris Antennas presents spiral antennas
The antenna is designed to use two conductive spiralled arms, extending from the centre outwards.Alaris Antennas designs and manufactures a range of spiral...
