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AAD exhibition space already half taken

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With just over six months before the AAD (Africa Aerospace and Defence) 2024 exhibition opens its doors for business at Air Force Base (AFB)...

More questions on Russian “delivery” aircraft at AFB Waterkloof

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Freedom Front Plus (FF+) leader Pieter Groenewald, while noting the Lady R judicial inquiry is preparing its report, will again question the Defence and...

AFB Waterkloof Il-76 arrival criticised

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Last week’s arrival of a Russian Il-76 transport at Air Force Base (AFB) Waterkloof is, according to two opposition political parties, not good for...

Body of SA airman killed in DR Congo arrives home

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The mortal remains of South African Air Force (SAAF) Sergeant Vusimusi Mabena, killed by a sniper in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), were...

AAD 2022 ready to rock

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Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD), billed by its organisers as the continent’s premier exhibition of its kind, opens tomorrow (Wednesday, 21 September) with a...

Drones to fly during AAD 2022 for the first time

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Unmanned aerial vehicles, or drones, will have a high profile at this year’s Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) exhibition, as they will for the...

CAF meets and briefs attachés

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The Swedish defence attaché in South Africa, responding at an SA Air Force (SAAF) briefing, said the ubuntu concept of “humanity” or “humanity toward...

AFB Waterkloof fire “an accident”

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No evidence of foul play or sabotage was discovered by SA Air Force (SAAF) investigators following a fire at the bulk fuel installation at...

AFB Waterkloof fire investigation complete

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An investigation into Sunday’s fire at Air Force Base (AFB) Waterkloof is complete with the next step being South Africa’s top soldier “applying his...

Minister Modise will be questioned on Waterkloof fire

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Sabotage as the cause of Sunday’s fire at Air Force Base (AFB) Waterkloof was unequivocally ruled out by senior communication officers from both the...

SANDF investigating cause of fire at Air Force Base Waterkloof

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The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has launched an investigation into the cause of a fire at Air Force Base (AFB) Waterkloof on...

New CATCO at SAAF Centre of Transport Excellence

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AFB Waterkloof, apart from being home to the VIP squadron of the SA Air Force (SAAF) and its transport squadrons, regularly hosts international dignitaries...

AFB Waterkloof management working hard under difficult circumstances – Marais

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Air Force Base Waterkloof, once known as the SA Air Force’s (SAAF) centre of transport excellence is a title the current base boss is...

Contractor appointed to rehabilitate sinkholes at AFB Waterkloof

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Parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Public Works and Infrastructure wants steps taken to ensure AFB Waterkloof’s operational efficiency is not affected by ground subsidence. Following an...

Koloane “name dropped” to speed up Gupta’s AFB Waterkloof flight clearance

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The final day of submissions into the Gupta touchdown at Air Force Base (AFB) Waterkloof six years ago at the Zondo Commission of Inquiry...

More Gupta charter landing testimony at Zondo Commission

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The 2013 landing of a Gupta-chartered jet aircraft at AFB Waterkloof is still under the spotlight of the Commission of Inquiry into State Capture...

CAF tells Zondo Gupta landing at AFB Waterkloof “hurt”

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A second day of submissions to the Judicial Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of State Capture heard South Africa’s most senior airman admit that...

Gupta AFB Waterkloof landing back in the spotlight

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The infamous and apparently illegal use of AFB Waterkloof by an airliner chartered by the Gupta family more than six years ago this week...

Hundred plus aircraft expected at AAD

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Aviation enthusiasts will be well catered for at this week's Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) exhibition at AFB Waterkloof with no less...

CASA, Diamond and Gulfstream among aircraft brands coming to AAD

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With Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) 2018 literally around the corner, exhibition lead partners the Commercial Aviation Association of SA (CAASA) confirmed...

AFB Waterkloof turns 80

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AFB Waterkloof today (August 1) marks its 80th anniversary. It started life on 1 August 1938 as Waterkloof Air Station as a practice...

Gupta landing at AFB Waterkloof again under the Parliamentary spotlight

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It's been more than four years but the apparently illegal touchdown at AFB Waterkloof of a chartered civilian aircraft carrying passengers bound...

Transformation amongst highlights of 28 Squadron

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The qualifying of the first black female C-130 Hercules commander is one of the transformation highlights emphasised by the South African Air...

AAD 2016 exceeded expectations – Armscor chief executive

Trade visitors to last month's Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) exhibition at AFB Waterkloof numbered just short of 34 000 over the...

Parliamentary Defence Committee fact-finding visit to SANDF facilities and bases

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A senior SA National Defence Force (SANDF) Special Forces officer told members of Parliament's Portfolio Committee on Defence and Military Veterans that...

SAAF to have a large presence at AAD

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The South African Air Force (SAAF) will have at least 10 different aircraft types, complemented by SAAF Museum aircraft, on display –...

Even models destined for AAD must have official stamps of approval

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Imported models being exhibited at the upcoming Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) show at AFBe Waterkloof need to go through official channels...

AAD access and parking to be painless – Wakeford

The access and parking problems experienced by trade day visitors to Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) two years ago will not happen...

AAD on track to be a premier event

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The countdown to September 14 continues inexorably on and behind the scenes the work rate at the Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD)...

AAD exhibitors have to comply with South African arms and weapons...

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The organisers of this year's Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) exhibition have obtained the necessary approval from the National Conventional Arms Control...

AAD exhibitor list growing

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Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) 2016 is still seven months away and exhibition organisers are already reporting more than 50 contracted exhibitors,...

AAD exhibitor list growing

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Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) 2016 is still seven months away and exhibition organisers are already reporting more than 50 contracted exhibitors,...

Another ‘technical problem’ for Inkwazi

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The issue of acquiring another VIP aircraft has again come to the fore following a technical problem that kept the Presidential BBJ...

AAD has got the NCACC nod

All the right boxes have been ticked and there's no danger of this year's Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) exhibition being called...

January 29 is Air Force Day

Air Force Day will, as usual, be marked by the SA Air Force (SAAF) on the closest Friday to February 1, widely...

SAAF 95 not exactly top of mind

With just five months left to commemorate the 95th anniversary of the SA Air Force there is not much visible evidence of...

The Presidential “flying circus”

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An already financially stressed SA Air Force (SAAF) is going to have to find an extra R2 million in the wake of...

Full military honours for SANDF Chief Logistics

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Full military honours will be accorded Lieutenant General Bongani Mbatha, the SA National Defence Force (SANDF) Chief of Logistics, when he is...

Last Guptagate charges withdrawn; SAAF officers to lodge civil claims

With civil claims looming against any number of Cabinet Ministers and the President in the wake of charges being withdrawn against the...

Guptagate still dragging on

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One of two SA Air Force (SAAF) officers still facing charges in connection with the landing of a private jet at AFB...

Air Force Day parade

Friday, January 30, is Air Force Day and the South African Air Force (SAAF) will use AFB Waterkloof in Centurion to mark...

AFB Waterkloof hosts first Mandela medal parade

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The first of a series of medal parades to honour military and civilian personnel involved in the care of and funeral arrangements...

Zuma to present first Mandela medals

AFB Waterkloof in Centurion will on Sunday host the first of a number of Mandela medal parades with "about" 150 of a...

Gallery: AAD 2014

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300 companies and 13 national pavilions at Africa Aerospace and Defence 2014 drew in an estimated 45 000 trade visitors from across...

Gallery: AAD 2014 air show day 2

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The second Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) 2014 air show day on September 21 started off cold and cloudy but soon turned...

Embraer KC-390 prototype to fly later this year

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While it won't be at AAD in the flesh, as it were, illustrations of Embraer's new KC-390 are sure to turn heads...

AAD 2014 sold out; 40 companies on the waiting list

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All the indoor and outdoor exhibition space at the Africa Aerospace and Defence (AAD) 2014 exhibition has been sold out and demand...

CSIR to show R&D at AAD

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The CSIR will use the AAD (Africa Aerospace and Defence) exhibition to showcase some of the latest strategic aerospace and defence science,...

Breakthrough in protected mobility coming at AAD

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A new medium-sized utility truck (MUT) will be launched by DCD Protected Mobility at AAD. Delegates and visitors to the 2014 event, from...

Guptagate goes to the Public Protector

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The Office of the Public Protector is going to investigate SA Air Force (SAAF) Lieutenant Colonel Christine Anderson's involvement in Guptagate. According to...