Tag: 28 Squadron
No project name needed for SAAF C-130BZ Hercules work
Spending a billion Rand to upgrade two ageing SA Air Force (SAAF) medium transport aircraft does not necessitate a project being registered.
That’s the word...
Upgrading the SAAF’s ageing C-130BZ Hercules fleet would cost R1.6 billion
The Department of Defence (DoD) is exploring upgrading the SA Air Force (SAAF) C-130BZ Hercules fleet at a cost of R1.6 billion.
According to a...
Maintenance and replacement parts for SAAF C-130BZs
The major movers of men and materiel in the SA Air Force (SAAF) – 28 Squadron’s small and shrinking number of vintage C-130BZ Hercules...
Transformation amongst highlights of 28 Squadron
The qualifying of the first black female C-130 Hercules commander is one of the transformation highlights emphasised by the South African Air...
Don’t go the C-130J route for airlift – Heitman
Leading South African defence and military analyst Helmoed Romer Heitman maintains the SA Air Force (SAAF) should not be looking at taking...
South Africa and the US talking about replacement C-130s
Acquisition of transport aircraft to replace the SA Air Force's (SAAF) ageing C-130BZs has, by at least one account, been underway for...
28 Squadron again called on for humanitarian duty
One of the SA Air Force's (SAAF) long-serving C-130BZs is currently in Lagos, Nigeria, preparing to bring home the remains of the...
C-130BZ still the SAAF transport workhorse
The backbone of the SA Air Force's (SAAF) airlift fleet – 28 Squadron and its ageing C-130BZs – have again been on...
Take a bow, 28 Squadron
A few weeks after a 35 Squadron C47-TP crashed in the Drakensberg in December 2012, the Defence and Military Veterans Minister said...
60 years of the Herc
Saturday (August 23) is a milestone in the world of military aviation marking the 60th anniversary of the first flight of the...
28 Squadron takes NSRI crew aboard for maritime flight training
28 Squadron is widely recognised as one of the hardest working units in the SA Air Force (SAAF) with its more than...
Il-76s for the SAAF?
A SA National Defence Force (SANDF) project team is burning the midnight oil on an urgent study to ensure extra airlift capacity...
